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Transmitter implantation observations for wild adult Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) in southern Florida
Observations from 20 years of tracking Burmese pythons in southern Florida using VHF radiotelemetry. From 2005 to 2024, we implanted 305 transmitters in 142 adult Burmese pythons. There were no observations of transmitter-related mortality. Overall, 98.7% of transmitters were retained, with a 1.3% expulsion rate (n = 4 transmitters). Expelled tags were only observed in subcutaneously-implanted transmitters from 4 of 13 gravid females.
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| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Jacquelyn Guzy", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:jguzy@usgs.gov" } |
| description | Observations from 20 years of tracking Burmese pythons in southern Florida using VHF radiotelemetry. From 2005 to 2024, we implanted 305 transmitters in 142 adult Burmese pythons. There were no observations of transmitter-related mortality. Overall, 98.7% of transmitters were retained, with a 1.3% expulsion rate (n = 4 transmitters). Expelled tags were only observed in subcutaneously-implanted transmitters from 4 of 13 gravid females. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Digital Data", "format": "XML", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P13OGHWB", "mediaType": "application/http", "description": "Landing page for access to the data" }, { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Original Metadata", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "text/xml", "description": "The metadata original format", "downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.686ff55ad4be025ce526c595.xml" } ] |
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_686ff55ad4be025ce526c595 |
| keyword |
[ "Big Cypress National Preserve", "Everglades National Park", "Florida", "USGS:686ff55ad4be025ce526c595", "biota", "ecology", "python", "radiotransmitter", "snake", "telemetry" ] |
| modified | 2026-03-30T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -81.3565, 25.2795, -80.1782, 25.9284 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Transmitter implantation observations for wild adult Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) in southern Florida |
