UF/IFAS
Okeechobee County Extension Service
458 Highway 98 North
Okeechobee, FL 34972-2578
Phone: (863) 763-6469
E- mail: indianco@ufl.edu
July 30, 2009
Dan Culbert - Extension Horticulture Agent
Okeechobee Python
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| longer than a room! | wider than a hand! | 17.2 foot long! |
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| What a heart! |
All photos (c) University of Florida/IFAS. Taken by Dan Culbert in Okeechobee FL on 7/30/2009
More information is available on the Okeechobee web page, http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu. If you need additional information on snakes, please email us at okeechobee@ifas.ufl.edu or call us at 863-763-6469. Local residents can stop by our office at 458 Hwy 98 North in Okeechobee, and visit our Okeechobee County Master Gardeners from 1 to 3 PM on Tuesday afternoons. Go Gators!
Burmese Pythons in South Florida: Scientific Support for Invasive Species Management. (UF/IFAS bulletin WEC-242)
Links to News stories:
Elsken, Katrina. 16 Foot Python killed in Okeechobee. Okeechobee News, July 31, 2009. pp.1-2. http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/News%20columns/OkeeNews.python1.htm
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Last update: 03/29/2011. This page is maintained by Dan
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