An amateur photographer in Florida shot a video in Everglades National Park that puts the “wild” in “wildlife.”
Alison Joslyn caught an alligator eating a large Burmese python, a snake not native to Florida, in the Shark Valley section of the park on Dec. 20 while riding her bike and shared the footage on social media.
“I knew right away I was looking at something really special,” he told Storyful. “I thought both might be dead until the gator opened his eyes to see me! Phew! Score one for the home team!”
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) considers the Burmese python invasive because of its impact on native wildlife, according to its website.
This species is known as one of the largest snakes in the world and is often found near or in water. Adult Burmese pythons caught in Florida average 6 to 9 feet in length, but the largest measured 18 feet, the FWC said.
The alligator was caught on camera eating a large Burmese python, which is not native to Florida. Alison Joslyn through the Telltale Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission considers the python an invasive species. Alison Joslyn via Storyful The video was filmed in Everglades National Park. Alison Joslyn via Storyful
“In Florida, Burmese pythons have been found to prey on a variety of mammals, birds, reptiles and even alligators,” the FWC said. The agency said the species can be captured and “humanely killed year-round without a hunting permit or license on 32-Commission-managed lands in south Florida.”
The Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s website says Everglades National Park is “the only place in the world where Alligators coexist with Alligators,” and that it is the only place in the US where the public can see alligators because of the mix of fresh water from Lake Okeechobee and salt water from the ocean.
Average visitation for the park is 1 million visitors, according to the National Park Service. It is home to 13 threatened and 10 endangered species.
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