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.
Invasive Burmese pythons can swallow whole deer, alligators in one gulp: ‘A wildlife issue of our time’
The snake enlarged its jaw to fit around the deer’s entire torso – leaving its legs and hooves hanging out on the grass.
Burmese pythons pose greater threat to Florida wildlife than previously realized: Study
Burmese pythons, according to a new study, can eat animals as big as deer. Scientists were awestruck when one python ate a 77 ...
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'Truly primal': Watch Burmese python swallow deer whole in Florida Everglades by stretching its mouth to the absolute limit
An invasive Burmese python in the Everglades was spotted eating a white-tailed deer around 67% of its mass by stretching its ...
Python found eating deer shows they’re going after bigger prey in Florida, study says
A 15-foot Burmese python was caught swallowing a “full-sized” deer in Southwest Florida, proving the invasive apex predators ...
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Large python swallows 77-pound deer, stunning researchers with the size of its mouth
Two other snakes were part of the study, including the longest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, a 19-foot behemoth ...
Open wide: Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons can eat bigger prey than previously reported
A new study by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida and the University of Cincinnati reveals how a python's gape allows it 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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Invasive Burmese pythons now stalked by other snakes in Everglades
EVERGLADES NAT'L PARK, Fla. – For years, the Burmese python has run rampant in the Florida Everglades. The invasive snake has eaten everything in its path, including full-sized White-tailed deer whole ...
Giant snakes, Disney price hikes, amendment fights: A Florida week in review | Commentary
A photo out of South Florida went viral after it captured a massive 15-foot-long python opening its jaw wide enough to ...
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Burmese python swallows 77-pound deer in Florida, advances research about the invasive snakes
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New Florida tourist thrill: Hunt, and maybe catch, a python. ‘No experience necessary’
“Everyone said, you’re stupid, you’re nuts, crazy,” said Wessels, whose family bagged five snakes one evening in July with ...