Alligator helps fight python invasion in Everglades

An alligator in the Florida Everglades was seen devouring a Burmese python on Friday, August 8. A volunteer at Shark Valley caught the moment on camera.

The Brief

An alligator in the Florida Everglades was seen doing its part to combat the invasion of Burmese pythons.

Alison Joslyn was riding her bike in the Shark Valley area on Friday when she spotted a gator swimming with a python in its mouth.

An alligator in the Florida Everglades was seen doing its part to combat the invasion of Burmese pythons in the region, chomping on the limp body of one of the massive snakes and swimming off with the meaty catch.

The backstory:

Alison Joslyn, a mobile volunteer at Shark Valley, was riding her bike near the park's observation tower on Frid

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