Burmese python: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Python molurus bivittatus • Python bivittatus

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Burmese python (Python bivittatus)

invasive species: Burmese python (Python bivittatus)

A person wearing black gloves and a light blue shirt kneels in dry grass, holding a large Burmese python by its body and head.

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