Florida residents should be on the lookout--it's hatching season for the invasive Burmese python.
As summer kicks into gear, state officials around the country have been on the lookout for various invasive species that tend to spread during the summer months. Wildlife experts have been reporting Burmese python eggs in southwest Florida, the Associated Press reported.
The ferocious snakes, which are said to be responsible for "dramatic" decreases in native mammal populations in the Everglades, sometimes kill and devour large alligators.
Local residents have been asked to report any sightings of the invasive snakes. Hatchlings, which frequently cross roadways to find food and water, can already be 2 feet long right out of the egg, Ian Bartoszek, a wildlife biologist with the Conversancy of Southwest Florida, told WINK-TV.
The reptiles aren't harmful to humans, but they pose a major threat to Florida's native wildlife.
Conservancy officials will study the Burmese pythons they capture to learn more about them, Bartoszek said.
"A lot of time we find these animals dead on the road and we document them. But, when we do encounter them alive we will humanely euthanize them in the wild," he told WINK-TV.
People who spot the invasive snakes can report them online through the Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System.
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