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Fla. Temperatures Dropped to Dangerous Numbers for Reptiles, But the State’s Invasive Pythons Are Hanging On

Cs news3 months ago05 mins

NEED TO KNOW Burmese pythons in Florida are reportedly evolving to adapt to cold temperatures in Florida Other reptiles, like alligators, enter a hibernation-like state during colder weather Evidence has shown that Burmese pythons are becoming cold-tolerant due to their genome being altered by evolutionary change Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons are reportedly surviving despite temperatures…

‘Definitely not what we want’

Cs news4 months ago05 mins

Alarming footage from the necropsy of a gigantic Burmese python in Florida resurfaced on Reddit, drawing awareness to the state’s massive invasive species problem. What’s happening? “Florida is the Australia of the United States” is a loose internet proverb, one that alludes to their shared propensity for putting the “wild” in “wildlife.” On the r/InterestingAsF***…

Florida deploys robot rabbits to control invasive Burmese python population

Cs news8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their hiding spots. It’s the latest effort by the South Florida Water Management District to eliminate as many pythons as…