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Originally Posted by buggyone
It is estimated there are over 100,000 pythons in the Everglades and they are breeding! No natural enemies after their first two years of life - except for alligators.
Burmese pythons have been sighted in the wild as far north as Hillsborough County (Tampa area).
Then there are the crazies who have them as pets. Do you remember a very few years ago the couple of druggies in Oxford (just on the outskirts of The Villages) who had a Burmese python? It escaped from it's enclosure in their house and killed their 2 year old child. Both parents are now in prison for manslaughter.
Personally, I am more concerned about the Pygmy Rattlesnakes found in the tall grasses by some of The Villages golf courses.
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You are quite correct. Burmese pythons can get pretty mean as they age, so it would not surprise me if after being bitten a few times (and they are nasty bites), an owner might dump them in the wild.