Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat.

Florida faces a growing problem with Burmese pythons, as more than 23,000 of these non-native snakes have been removed from ...

It's the latest effort by officials to eliminate as many pythons as possible from the Everglades, where they are decimating native species with their voracious appetites.

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