AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelJul 04, 2020 at 10:00 amCOVID-19 patients aren’t the only ones struggling to breathe right now. Native Florida snakes have once again fallen victim to Burmese pythons — more specifically, a freeloading lung parasite the invasive species brought over from Southeast Asia.This parasite is so infectious, native snakes are already spreading it on their own outside of python territory, moving north through Florida and threatening to invade other states.AdvertisementRaillietiella orientalis is the creature in question.These worm-looking parasites enter...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelJul 04, 2020 at 10:00 amCOVID-19 patients aren’t the only ones struggling to breathe right now. Native Florida snakes have once again fallen victim to Burmese pythons — more specifically, a freeloading lung parasite the invasive species brought over from Southeast Asia.This parasite is so infectious, native snakes are already spreading it on their own outside of python territory, moving north through Florida and threatening to invade other states.AdvertisementRaillietiella orientalis is the creature in question.These worm-looking parasites enter...WW…