Florida considers putting python on the menu as constrictors decimate native wildlife 21 Dec, 2020 08:12 PM 3 minutes to read Burmese pythons were first discovered in the Florida everglades in the 1980s, when it is believed a pet owner released one. Photo / Unsplash, File Daily Telegraph UK By: Marcus Parekh Americans may have an unusual delicacy to sample, pending a state review of whether they are safe for consumption, CNN reports: Burmese pythons. Burmese pythons are an invasive species in the Florida everglades. They were first discovered in the wild in the 1980s, when it is believed a pet owner released one. Since then, the massive constrictors have established themselves at the top of Florida's food chain, decimating the population of rabbits, racoons, possums and other small mammals.