A 73.6-kg Burmese python turned an abandoned concrete pipe into a nest in Florida, laying 96 eggs and using muscle contractions to keep them warm
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Researchers in Florida have documented rare egg-laying and hatching events in a wild Burmese python, revealing new details about how the invasive snakes
Researchers in Florida have documented rare egg-laying and hatching events in a wild Burmese python, revealing new details about how the invasive snakes reproduce and survive in human-altered environments. The female laid 96 eggs inside an abandoned concrete pipe in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, producing 83 hatchlings, making it the largest verified Burmese python clutch recorded at the time of the study. According to the study published in Ecosphere, titled ‘
Wild Burmese python nest site selection, thermogenesis, and brooding behaviours in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem
’, the research documented the snake's nesting behaviour, including how it generated heat by shivering while protecting its eggs, offering a rare account of the species' reproduction in the wild.
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