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==Conservation==
The Burmese python species as a whole is classified as [[Vulnerable species|vulnerableVulnerable]] by the [[IUCN]], mostly due to the illegal pet trade and capture for consumption. Depleted populations may be put under additional pressure by habitat degradation through slash and burn agriculture in upland areas.
 
In Florida, where Burmese pythons are invasive, it poses a threat to the ecosystem by consuming native wildlife.<ref name=IUCN>{{Cite journal | author = Stuart, B. | author2 = Nguyen, T.Q. | author3 = Thy, N. | author4 = Grismer, L. | author5 = Chan-Ard, T. | author6 = Iskandar, D. | author7 = Golynsky, E. | author8 = Lau, M.W.N. | name-list-style = amp | title = ''Python bivittatus'' | journal = [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2012 | page = e.T193451A2237271 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | date = 2012 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T193451A2237271.en }}</ref>