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==Ecological concerns==

Due to the difficulties of raising these as pets, some owners have released them into the wild. This has caused wide spread concern, as they occupy a place at the top of the food chain. Over 150 have been captured in the [[Everglades|Florida Everglades]] where they are competing with [[alligator]]s as the dominant predator. In recent years this competition has resulted in what officials describe as a [[draw]] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051005/ap_on_fe_st/gator_python;_ylt=ApsaV03ThlB8jH.qX4MouGYDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl]

1) Alligator-Python Encounter [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4313978.stm]]

==Variations==