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An ambitious new paper produced by the U.S. Geological Survey found that the python population has exploded in only 20 years from a few snakes at the southern tip of Everglades National Park to an invasion that envelops the southern third of Florida.
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Wildlife officials are using a new method to help control the explosive population growth of the invasive snake by tracking down their prey.
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One trapper 28 Burmese pythons and won the $10,000 grand prize for most pythons caught. The longest python measured just over 11 feet, earning the winner $1,500.
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More than 16,000 Burmese pythons have been removed since 2000. The hunt takes place starting Aug. 5.
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Registration has opened for Florida's annual python hunting challenge. The competition is not for the faint of heart.
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Reptile breeders, exhibitors and shop owners said the proposals threaten the nature of their business, including public education about species. A vote is expected in December.
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The female was nearly 19 feet long and weighed 140 pounds.
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Move over Puppy Bowl, the 2020 Super Bowl has a new sideshow.In very Florida fashion, Miami-Dade County will host a Python Bowl, in conjunction with the…
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On a steamy August day, Frank Ridgely stands inside a chilly surgical suite at Zoo Miami, preparing to slice into a seven-and-a-half foot-long Burmese...
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Officials say Florida trappers have captured a record-setting python as part of a growing effort that encourages hunters to remove the invasive snakes…
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The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board agreed Thursday to double its number of hunters who are trying to eradicate invasive Burmese…
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Associated PressNon-native iguanas are multiplying so rapidly in South Florida that a state wildlife agency is now encouraging people to kill them.A…