By the evening of June 2, 2021, the bobcat returned to the nest while the python was near but did not approach or interact with the large serpent, which measured around 13.9 feet at the time.

In a recently published study, researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey captured images of a native bobcat striking a nesting Burmese python in Big Cypress National Preserve in the Florida ...

The images, captured in June 2021, show a bobcat raiding a python’s nest—the first observation of any Floridian animal preying upon the invasive snake’s eggs.

Over several days, a bobcat menaces an invasive Burmese python’s nest, “consuming, trampling, caching, and uncovering the eggs,” photos show.

Over several days, a bobcat menaces an invasive Burmese python’s nest, “consuming, trampling, caching, and uncovering the eggs,” photos show.

An invasive Burmese python captured in South Florida set a record by laying 111 eggs, ... That’s a state record for nest size and well above the 50-to-100-egg average for the species.

Though the python successfully defended her nest, that didn't stop the bobcat, who later returned when the nest was unguarded and feasted on the eggs. The discovery marks the first time a native ...