Consumption of bird eggs by invasive Burmese Pythons in Florida
IRFC Reptiles & Amphibians
By: Carla J. Dove, Robert N. Reed, and Ray W. Snow
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Abstract
Burmese Pythons (Python molurus bivittatus or P. bivittatus) have been reported to consume 25 species of adult birds in Everglades National Park, Florida (Dove et al. 2011), but until now no records documented this species eating bird eggs. Here we report three recent cases of bird-egg consumption by Burmese Pythons and discuss egg-eating in basal snakes.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Consumption of bird eggs by invasive Burmese Pythons in Florida |
| Series title | IRFC Reptiles & Amphibians |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IRFC |
| Publisher location | http://www.ircf.org/ |
| Contributing office(s) | Fort Collins Science Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | IRFC Reptiles & Amphibians |
| First page | 64 |
| Last page | 66 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |