This worm-like parasite is killing off Florida’s native snakes
Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.
How Florida biologists discovered a Burmese python swallowing a fully grown deer
The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to ...
Florida Biologists Find 115lb Burmese Python Swallowing 77lb Deer, Raising New Alarms About Prey Size
The Burmese python situation in Southwest Florida has taken a disturbing turn after field biologists from the Conservancy of ...
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Fighting Florida's Invasive Python Problem One Step at a Time
“But unfortunately, invasive species management does not always have a happy ending.” It was our expedition guide, Federico Arrosa, a python removal contractor working for the South Florida ...
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Burmese pythons pose greater threat to Florida wildlife than previously realized: Study
Burmese pythons in Florida can eat larger prey than scientists ... The non-native and invasive snake species can consume prey of “large absolute size” just by opening and stretching their ...
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Fighting Florida's Invasive Python Problem One Step at a Time
Invasive species pose a severe global threat that ... The introduction of the Burmese python in South Florida has greatly disrupted the ecosystem there. Because the snakes eat small mammals ...
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Florida biologists prove invasive Burmese pythons are swallowing deer, alligators whole
The scale at which the Burmese python is able to decimate the native wildlife population in South Florida continues to astonish biologists studying to eradicate the invasive species. Researchers ...
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Fighting Florida's Invasive Python Problem One Step at a Time
they have been documented eating over 84 species of animals in Florida, even large ones like deer and alligators. Kristen Hart, Ph.D. and research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, has been ...