Burmese Pythons Invade Florida

Burmese Python's Invade Florida Everglades
Tom Benitez / MCT / Orlando Sentinel

Tragedy
Law enforcement officials remove a 12-foot albino Burmese python from the home where it strangled to death 2-year-old Shaunnia Hare in Oxford, Florida on July 1, 2009. The owners discovered the snake missing from its aquarium and found it near the girl, who had bite marks on her head.

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