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Description
~Burmese Pythons are dark-coloured snakes with many brown blotches bordered in black down the back. The perceived attractiveness of their skin pattern contributes to their popularity with both reptile keepers and the leather industry. The pattern is similar in colour, but different in actual pattern to the African Rock Python (Python sebae), sometimes resulting in confusion of the two species outside of their natural habitats.
In the wild, Burmese pythons grow to 3.7 metres (12 ft) on average, while specimens of more than 4 metres (13 ft) are uncommon. In general, individuals over 5 metres are rare. The record maximum length for Burmese Pythons is held by a female named "Baby“, that lived at Serpent Safari, Gurnee, Illinois for 27 years. Shortly after death, her actual length was determined to be 5.74 metres (18 ft 10 in).

~The importation and keeping of Burmese Pythons in Florida has led to some rather serious problems. It is believed that this is because of people who no longer wish to care for their pythons, or whose pythons have grown too large to be kept in their houses, have been known to release their pets into the wild rather than have them re-homed or even humanely euthanized, but other theories suggest that the reason for the problem was a breeding facility destroyed in Hurricane Andrew. Since they have been known to eat endangered birds and alligators, these snakes present a new danger to an already fragile ecosystem.

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Yes this is the snake you by at a pet-store. If I put my finger next to the glass, it was dwarfed by the snake. And yes, these suckers can take down an alligator, easily.

Description
~Burmese Pythons are dark-coloured snakes with many brown blotches bordered in black down the back. The perceived attractiveness of their skin pattern contributes to their popularity with both reptile keepers and the leather industry. The pattern is similar in colour, but different in actual pattern to the African Rock Python (Python sebae), sometimes resulting in confusion of the two species outside of their natural habitats.
In the wild, Burmese pythons grow to 3.7 metres (12 ft) on average, while specimens of more than 4 metres (13 ft) are uncommon. In general, individuals over 5 metres are rare. The record maximum length for Burmese Pythons is held by a female named "Baby“, that lived at Serpent Safari, Gurnee, Illinois for 27 years. Shortly after death, her actual length was determined to be 5.74 metres (18 ft 10 in).

~The importation and keeping of Burmese Pythons in Florida has led to some rather serious problems. It is believed that this is because of people who no longer wish to care for their pythons, or whose pythons have grown too large to be kept in their houses, have been known to release their pets into the wild rather than have them re-homed or even humanely euthanized, but other theories suggest that the reason for the problem was a breeding facility destroyed in Hurricane Andrew. Since they have been known to eat endangered birds and alligators, these snakes present a new danger to an already fragile ecosystem.

~x~x~x~

Yes this is the snake you by at a pet-store. If I put my finger next to the glass, it was dwarfed by the snake. And yes, these suckers can take down an alligator, easily.