Weird Beasts: Yig Alert! South Florida Under Attack?

“Gawd’s sake … Hain’t ye hurd all the things they’ve been tellin’ about this snake-devil Yig?…”, The Curse of Yig by H. P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop

Officials and Residents are in fear and horror! A new “super snake” is crawling about the Everglades. A recent three-day, state-coordinated netted five African rock pythons so far — including one 14-foot-long female — near Miami-Dade County.

Officials of South Florida Water Management District are deeply concerned. In addition, state environmental officials worry that the rock python could breed with the Burmese python, which already has an established foothold in the Everglades. A new “super snake,” could appear soon!

In Africa, the rock python eats everything from goats to crocodiles. There have been cases of the snakes killing children. “They are bigger and meaner than the Burmese python. … It’s not good news,” said Deborah Drum, deputy director for the district’s restoration sciences department.