Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.
With hourly fees and per-snake bonuses, python contractors are helping remove invasive constrictors from the Everglades. Here ...
Florida’s Everglades is in crisis as the invasive Burmese python emerges as a new apex predator. These large constrictors ...
In Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve, researchers documented a Burmese python regurgitating a deer due to a cold snap, ...
A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...
Learn about the Burmese python problem in South Florida, and about an innovative initiative that relies on robotic rabbits ...
Also, the annual Florida Python Challenge has gained legendary status ... “Working in the Everglades for 10 years, you get tired of documenting the problem. You want to address it.” McCleery said ...
Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant ...
Burmese pythons have been a persistent problem in Florida for years, significantly disrupting the local ecosystem. These invasive snakes have few natural predators, allowing their population to grow ...
Florida faces a growing problem with Burmese pythons, as more than 23,000 of these non-native snakes have been removed from the state since 2000, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
The state of Florida has a bounty out on invasive pythons, luring amateur snake killers into the Everglades for a month-long hunt. Hilarious, right? Not to those who say it encourages cruelty and does ...