Oh deer! Python has big appetite

Thu., Feb. 2, 2012

In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 photo provided by the South Florida Water Management District, workers are shown holding a nearly 16-foot long Burmese Python that was captured and killed in Everglades National Park, Fla. The Python had recently consumed a 76-lb. adult female deer. The reptile was one of the largest ever found in South Florida. (Associated Press)

By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com (509) 459-5508

WILDLIFE — This week’s story about the havoc Burmese pythons are inflicting on wildlife in the Florida Everglades has been brewing for quite a while.

Here’s my November blog post featuring photos of a python that had swallowed an entire deer - whole.

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