Joe Rogan Experience #2536 - Eric Goode & Jeremy McBride · Aired Aug 6, 2026
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Florida has an estimated population of 500,000 invasive pythons.
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USGS says its own conservative estimate for Burmese pythons in the Greater Everglades is tens of thousands, and most other cited ranges top out around 100,000 to 300,000. No agency or study backs a figure anywhere near 500,000, so that number is well beyond what's actually been documented.
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Is it true that Florida has an estimated population of 500,000 invasive pythons?
No, not as stated. USGS says its own conservative estimate for Burmese pythons in the Greater Everglades is tens of thousands, and most other cited ranges top out around 100,000 to 300,000. No agency or study backs a figure anywhere near 500,000, so that number is well beyond what's actually been documented. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2536 - Eric Goode & Jeremy McBride, aired Aug 6, 2026, at 0:39. The supporting source is usgs.gov, linked below.
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