Florida Wildlife Officials Watch New Pythons

MIAMI — A cluster of python captures within a square mile in South Florida has wildlife officials scrambling to prevent a new breed from spreading.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of three African rock pythons in west Miami-Dade County over the past few months, including a juvenile and a female with eggs. The snake is similar in size and appearance to the Burmese python that has increased in numbers in the Everglades since the early '90s, only considered much more aggressive.

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