Just watched a new show (Discovery Ch) with a guy, dog and 4 other people that catch pythons for Florida game and fish. There are saying that 300,000 of these are wiping out the rest of the wild animals and birds. The pythons are eating feral hogs and gators as well. In the Everglades.
Yes, pythons were brought into the country as “pets” and then got loose and migrated to the Everglades. Since there are no known predators in Florida, they have multiplied like crazy and are eating everything they can find, including alligator eggs. Small dogs, rabbits, rats...all tasty treats.