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- 1Florida biologists remove 177 invasive Burmese pythons●Florida biologists remove 177 invasisve Burmese pythons weighing over 8,000 pounds. Stops 4,100 eggs from
Biologists in Florida have removed 177 invasive Burmese pythons weighing more than 8,000 pounds in total, an effort that also prevented roughly 4,100 eggs from hatching. The removals are part of ongoing campaigns to protect the Everglades ecosystem, where the snakes prey on native mammals and birds and have become one of the state's most damaging invasive species.
- 2Florida deploys robot rabbits to hunt invasive Burmese pythons●When a district in Florida used robot rabbits to eliminate growing population of Burmese pythons and prot
A Florida district is using robotic rabbits to help eliminate the growing population of Burmese pythons and protect local wildlife. The decoys mimic the movement and warmth of prey, luring the invasive snakes out of hiding so they can be captured. The approach is being discussed as an unusual but creative use of technology against an ecological problem.
- 3Hunter Captures 96 Pythons to Win Everglades Challenge▼One Hunter Caught 96 Pythons in the Everglades and Walked Away With the Top Prize
A hunter caught 96 Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades and won the top prize in the state's annual Python Challenge. The invasive snakes have devastated native wildlife in the Everglades, and the competition enlists the public to help remove them. The winning haul is drawing attention to both the scale of the invasion and the unusual contest.