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South Florida is becoming a dumping ground for exotic pets not native to the region, like this Burmese python captured fast year in Everglades National Park.


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Caption: South Florida is becoming a dumping ground for exotic pets not native to the region, like this Burmese python The Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus) is the larger subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6 biggest snakes in the world, native to rain forest areas of Southeast Asia.  captured fast year in Everglades National Park. When local pet owners find their boa constrictors boa constrictor

largest of all snakes; squeezes its victims in a deadly grip. [Zoology: NCE, 317]

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 or spinytail iguanas have outgrown their cages, or they tire of their anteaters and piranhas
This article is about the Brazilian city in the state of Alagoas. For the Brazilian city in the state of Goiás see Piranhas, Goiás. For the fish, see Piranha; for the band, see The Piranhas.
, they drive them to a nearby swamp or forest, where the creatures find freedom, and maybe even mates.
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Publication:New York Times Upfront
Date:May 10, 2004
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