Can all of us simply agree that ticks are the worst? Perhaps tied with mosquitoes? A brand new video from Python Cowboy, an invasive-python hunter within the Florida Everglades, reveals the second a bunch of individuals on the lookout for pythons discovered one in dreadful form. Ticks have been consuming this large snake alive as she sat on her nest filled with eggs.
Within the video, beginning at about 4 minutes and 40 seconds, you see the python hunters come throughout a big python sitting on her nest. Instantly, the Python Hunter (who goes by “Trapper Mike”) notices there’s one thing fallacious. Giant, engorged ticks are protecting the python’s face and physique. Trapper Mike estimates there are a whole bunch of them feasting on the snake. It’s a ugly sight.
Watch the group uncover and deal with the tick-covered python right here:
Invasive Pythons in Florida
Pythons are an invasive species within the Florida Everglades. They’re constrictors, which suggests they squeeze their prey to dying earlier than consuming it entire, they usually don’t have venom.
Python hunters like Trapper Mike catch and kill these animals to profit the ecosystem as a complete. Invasive species compete with native species for sources, reminiscent of meals and shelter.
Have you ever ever seen an animal with a tick infestation?
