Potential Impacts. Because of their large size, adult Burmese pythons have few predators, with humans being the exception. They prey upon native species and may reduce their populations locally.
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“Introduce mongooses,” suggested Victoria Olson of Fort Lauderdale. “They have been successful in Puerto Rico & The US Virgin Islands to eradicate snakes, and yes they can kill a python.” Famous for their ability to kill cobras in southern Asia, the mongoose may be able to kill younger, small pythons.Bobcats
Bobcats and the Everglades Ecosystem
Bobcats will eat python eggs and other reptilian eggs to survive. It was all captured on camera when a US Geological Survey team set up a wildlife camera near a female they had tagged. They never expected to see the bobcat coming for python eggs, but it did.
Do pythons have predators in the Everglades
Burmese pythons are having a significant impact on the ecosystem and biodiversity in the Everglades and surrounding areas. As an invasive species, the python has no natural predator in Florida, making it an apex predator in the area.
