Maps Show Spread of Burmese Pythons as Hunting Challenge Begins

Burmese pythons spread beyond the Everglades as Florida's Python Challenge begins, offering $25,000 in prizes.
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Florida hunter lands one of the state's biggest pythons, a 202-pound female carrying 200 eggs

Catches like this can be a massive win toward slowing the spread of a problematic invasive species.
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Burmese pythons have wiped out 98 percent of Florida’s opossums, so scientists are now strapping GPS collars onto the survivors and letting the snakes eat them, becau…

Florida researchers fitted GPS-collared opossums to track Burmese pythons from the inside — and the hidden biology of this ...

Python hunters captured 8,000 pounds of snake. Meet their leader

A team of Burmese python hunters caught a record breaking 8,000 pounds in snake this season. Meet the man leading the crusade.
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These snakes can actually swallow humans

Reports from Indonesia repeatedly cause shock: People disappear, and later their bodies are found inside a giant snake. In ...