Florida biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive pythons in 6 months, thanks to snakes' sex drive

By exploiting the snakes' mating behavior, a team in southwest Florida removed a record 8,080 pounds of invasive pythons in ...
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Florida biologists use scout pythons to remove a record 8,080 pounds of invasive snakes

Luckily, stopping even one breeding event can significantly reduce future snake numbers.
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Biologists in Collier County pulled 8,080 pounds of Burmese pythons from 200 square miles of Everglades in one season, and the 4,100 eggs they also removed matter be…

Florida biologists set a record removing 177 Burmese pythons totaling 8,080 pounds from the Everglades in one season, plus ...

Florida confirms Burmese python breeding hotspot outside the Everglades, and wildlife experts fear it could be the start of a bigger spread

For years, efforts to track invasive Burmese pythons in Florida have centred on the Everglades, where the giant snakes have become one of the state's most persistent wildlife problems. That picture is ...