Florida Burmese Python Cozies Up In Car Engine: Watch

DANIA BEACH, FL — One Dania Beach resident received a rather unpleasant surprise Thursday morning when a gigantic Burmese python was found in an unexpected place.

The 10-foot reptile was found hiding under the hood of a Ford Mustang.

However, the python was reported to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and workers came out to retrieve the creature from the car.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida and are known for killing and eating native birds, mammals and reptiles, according to a Facebook post from the commission.

Burmese pythons are native to Southeast Asia and likely entered the Florida wildlife population as escaped or released pets, according to officials for the Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area.

Their presence in Florida has led to the decline of several mammal populations native to the Florida Everglades, including wood storks, Key Largo woodrats and limpkins.

Pythons are also known to eat large animals such as alligators, white-tailed deer and bobcats.

Florida residents who encounter Burmese pythons are encouraged to report the sighting to the Florida Wildlife Commission python hotline at 888-IVE-GOT1.