The Burmese python is already considered a destructive force in the South Florida ecosystem. A new collaborative study that the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples was part of has revealed ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A new study conducted by biologists with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida reveals that Burmese pythons are capable of consuming larger prey than scientists previously realized ...
Burmese pythons in Florida. The invasive snakes number in the thousands and have unleashed havoc and destruction across more than 1,000 square miles of the Everglades region ecosystem. Native to ...
The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold as pets but were frequently abandoned in the wild once they outgrew their ...