On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

For months, he and his team had watched the snake using a transmitter and a trail camera. “I’m just kind of following this ...
Orlando Weekly

Burmese pythons are ‘a South Florida problem rapidly becoming a Central Florida problem’

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...
Opinion

Python captures by Florida scientists overshadowed by hoopla over annual amateur contest

According to the Bible, the world’s first con man was a snake. It deceived Adam and Eve, leading them to commit the first sin, which is how we wound up living in this messed-up world we have now. I ...
AOL

These 17 Animals Could Wipe Out a Saltwater Crocodile in a Fight

Saltwater crocodiles are no joke. We're talking about a 20-foot reptile with a bite force that crushes bone and a habit of lurking where you least expect it. They've been around since the time of ...
USA Today

Native Florida rodent could go extinct, thanks to Burmese python

Burmese pythons, a prolific and invasive species of snake, could cause the extinction of an endangered rodent native to Florida. According to a recent paper, the populations of Key Largo woodrats and ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

‘Bukarot’ croc rescued in Valenzuela waters

ENDANGERED CROC Long maligned here as a symbol of the corrupt, deceitful politician, the Philippine freshwater crocodile, locally known as “bukarot,” is actually a critically endangered species. The ...
thecooldown

Even after 23,000 removals, Florida scientists are tracking Everglades pythons to find where they strike next

Scientists in the Everglades are still working to outsmart Burmese pythons, one of the region's most destructive invaders. WLRN detailed how University of Florida researchers used radio-tagged "scout" ...
Dexerto

Steve Irwin’s son survives getting death rolled by 14-foot “monster croc” named Jimmy Fallon

Robert Irwin, son of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, recounted his terrifying experience getting ‘death rolled’ by a croc he’d named Jimmy Fallon… on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Robert Irwin ...
BBC Wildlife

9 animals that could take on (and probably kill) a saltwater crocodile: Just which creatures are able to take on one of the world's deadliest animals?

The saltwater crocodile, also known as the estuarine crocodile or saltie, is the largest of all living reptiles. Males can exceed 6m in length and a tonne in weight and are widely touted as producing ...
Outdoor Life

To Target Pythons, Florida Researchers Are GPS-Tracking Possums and Waiting Until They Get Eaten

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The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Where are Burmese pythons in Florida? They're moving north

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes have drastically reduced native mammal populations, including raccoons, ...