re: Mall of Louisiana shut down to search for escaped Python

I read that they think she’s in the ductwork for the Mall’s HVAC system above the aquarium. Which means she’s probably getting 50-60 degree refrigerated air almost constantly.

A Burmese Python’s body will slow down significantly below 65 degrees. They would struggle outside even in south Louisiana’s mild winters. It’s one of the reasons the evasive species can’t seem to spread its habitat north beyond south/central Florida into the northern Gulf Coast states like Alabama or Louisiana.

It she’s in the ductwork, she’s probably not moving very much. Likely curled up to stay as warm as she can and much harder to detect.