Fears of a new “super snake” surfaced in Miami-Dade after a recent state-coordinated hunt encountered five African rock pythons, including a 14-footer.

According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, scientists fear that a proliferation of the carnivorous serpent will endanger indigenous animals and possibly even humans. “In Africa, the rock python eats everything from goats to crocodiles. There have been cases of the snakes killing children.”

The article quotes an environmental official who says rock pythons are “bigger and meaner than the Burmse python.”

But also troubling is that these pythons might breed with Burmese pythons, leading to a new “super snake.”

Scientists estimate that up to 100,000 Burmese pythons are slithering throughout the Everglades and other local wetlands, devouring native fauna and scaring humans who are hiking, kayaking or relaxing in their backyards.

All pythons been released and/or escaped from shops and homes and have adapted well to South Florida’s warm, swampy region.

The largest python captured in South Florida weighed 207 pounds and was 17 feet long. A 9-foot pet python outside Orlando killed a child on July 2.