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Python sebae
(Aftrican Rock Python)
Reptiles-Snakes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID242197
GroupReptiles-Snakes
GenusPython
Speciessebae
Common NameAftrican Rock Python
StateOH
CountyLucas
LocalityMetzger Marsh, 300 ha restored wetland in an embayment in western Lake Erie, approx. 18 km east of Toledo, within boundaries of refuges of the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Ohio Division of Wildlife
HUC8 NameCedar-Portage
HUC8 Number4100010
Latitude41.644214
Longitude-83.245759
Lat-Long SourceGNIS
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day0
Month12 (December)
Year2007
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwayreleased pet
Statuscollected
Reference #1
Ref. Number17161
AuthorPollick, S.
date2007
titleSnake in the Grass Surprises Hunters; Python out of Place at Metzger Marsh.
journalThe Toledo Blade
publishertolegoblade.com
issueDecember 11, 2007
Record TypeLiterature
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Year Classadult
Specimen Size7 feet long, 14 lbs





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