Python tacos? Python pizza? 'Chicken of the Glades?' Florida considered making invasive snakes a food source. Then science ...
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A record-breaking result from Florida's annual python hunt is drawing attention — but for a sobering reason. Even after 294 Burmese pythons were removed in just 10 days, experts ...
When an invasive species alters that system, the effects can extend far beyond the food chain.
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Florida scientists removed a record 177 Burmese pythons weighing over four tons, using innovative tracking methods to protect native wildlife from the invasive species.
In Florida, the Burmese python has established itself as “a slithering menace that is wiping out species”, Galante says.
Still, scientists no longer consider complete eradication realistic.
It's important for new or wanna-be python hunters to understand the basics when it comes to eliminating the invasive creatures.