Sentences with phrase «burmese pythons»

First it was Burmese pythons (remember those photos of one eating an alligator), now another giant snake is setting up shop in Florida.

In Vietnam the population of Burmese pythons dropped by 80 percent in 10 years, while in mainland China the population declined by 90 percent.

So perhaps the saddest part of the story is that while Burmese pythons have flourished in South Florida, the population of these snakes in their native Southeast Asia is being destroyed.

Burmese pythons are a huge problem in Florida — and their story makes for one of the most fascinating cases of invasive species there is.

Burmese pythons have already been known to occasionally attack children — and scientists consider the rock python even more dangerous.

Thousands of Burmese pythons already thrive in the area, with no natural predators to keep them in check — now imagine if they were bigger, stronger, and nastier in disposition.

Florida has long battled an invasive population of Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

Not only are a group of specially trained bounty hunters going to hunt thousands of rampant Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades — they're getting paid by the government to do it.

That's how many Burmese pythons are thought to be in Florida now, where they've established themselves at the top of the food chain.

While working there, it was sad to witness introduced Burmese pythons out competing the native alligators.

It's almost certain that any effort at controlling this species, as with the introduced Burmese pythons spreading in Florida, will at best be a holding operation.

Even as the fight continues to keep Asian carp from spreading in the Great Lakes, the Obama administration is moving to stem the spread of another disruptive class of creature: Burmese pythons and other big constricting snakes that are efficient predators and, in many cases, appear to be thriving in Florida and possibly capable of doing so farther north.

After a decade of colonization in the Everglades, Burmese pythons have nearly wiped out populations of small and medium - sized native mammals — one study showed declines as high as 99 percent.

But don't forget the monk parrots in Brooklyn, the American bullfrogs in Japan and France, the Burmese pythons in the Everglades, the West Nile virus spanning the Americas.

But the tension between wild things and humans will continue to build in the subtropical state, where spreading development puts people — many of them newcomers or visitors like the unfortunate Nebraska family at the Disney resort — in contact both with thriving indigenous species like alligators and sometimes with invaders, like Burmese pythons.

The American landscape is a catalogue of noxious weeds and invasive pests that have disrupted native ecosystems: Japanese kudzu in the South, African tamarisk in the Southwest, Amazonian water hyacinth and Burmese pythons spreading through the Everglades, Russian zebra mussels choking the Great Lakes, Asian carp invading the Mississippi River system, and European brown rats everywhere.

She loves exotics, and has had a wide range of animals from Burmese pythons to tarantulas as well as a cat and dog.

because if it was born in captivity then burmese pythons can be as docile as a golden retriever, i know this for a fact because i owned a 16 foot burm, that was nicer than most dogs i encountered!

The latest brouhaha over Burmese pythons is laughable in this context; Florida's native animals have been in competition with an onslaught of foreigners since Europeans made their initial landfall.

Zoonosis (e.g. the spread of monkeypox through prairie dogs) and the propagation of non-native species in certain ecosystems (e.g. Burmese pythons in the Everglades) are two more issues that Wyatt says have been used to get anti-pet legislation on government dockets.

The establishment of a breeding population of Burmese pythons in the Everglades has added much fuel to the fire.

Thirty years ago, the true giants among snakes — green anacondas, and reticulated and Burmese pythons — were all the rage.

PIJAC is calling on members of the pet industry to act now, as adding «Python genera» to the injurious wildlife list under the Lacey Act has far broader consequences than indicated by the bill's language, prohibiting specimens of «the constrictor snake» (presumably a reference to Burmese Pythons) being «shipped to or imported into the United States.»

Dr. Rahm has a special interest in reptile medicine and during his senior year in veterinary school was able to participate in externships with two prominent reptile medicine specialists, where he was able to assist in treating various animals such as alligators, sea turtles, Burmese pythons, and snapping turtles, while also taking part in trap / neuter and release efforts with the wild population of iguanas in the Florida Keys.

Does someone who destroys Zebra Mussels, Kudzu, African Cichlids, Burmese Pythons, Brown Tree Snakes, or any of the other myriad destructive invasive - species have some personal problem with that species?

«Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) are apex predators invasive to South Florida,» the authors said.

Researchers have discovered that Burmese pythons have the ability to home in on their home turf even after being moved up to 20 miles away.

Researchers have discovered that Burmese pythons have a remarkable ability to find their way home even after being moved 20 miles away.

Now considered as an invasive species in Florida, Burmese pythons have wreaked havoc on the local ecosystem.

«We tracked the movements of 12 adult Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park, six of which were translocated 21 - 36 km from their capture locations.»

Despite their massive size (sometimes over 17 feet long), Burmese pythons are notoriously hard to find and can not be studied effectively by capture - mark - recapture.

RELEASED by pet owners disenchanted with caring for a monster that can grow to 8 metres long, Burmese pythons are breeding in the Florida Everglades.

I'm not afraid of timid alligators, but hungry Burmese pythons give me the willies.

Burmese pythons have been turning up in south Florida in recent years.

The article encouraged her to look beyond common lab animals in favor of Burmese pythons, creatures whose metabolic engines run in overdrive.

While scientists have a complementary tool to remove Burmese pythons, the downside to the radio telemetry technique is that it costs $ 11,000 per python caught, compared to $ 6,500 per python caught while cruising around in trucks along Everglades roads.

ALIEN INVASION Burmese pythons, just one of the invasive reptiles now found in southern Florida and discussed in a new book, are consuming large numbers of mammals in the Everglades and nearby ecosystems.

With respect to controlling Burmese pythons, we are working diligently with our state, federal, tribal, and local partners to manage this invasive species and educate the public on the importance of not letting invasive species loose in the wild.»

The study focused only on the risk associated with Burmese pythons, but did not address other invasive constrictor species, such as the Northern African python, which is also known as the African Rock python, which are also known to be established and breeding in South Florida outside of Everglades National Park.

Although there have been numerous bites to people provoking Burmese pythons by attempting to capture or kill the snakes, this study examined only unprovoked strikes directed at people.

«Burmese pythons pose little risk to people in Everglades, study suggests.»

Burmese pythons live a normally solitary life, but from December through April in southern Florida, they gather in groups of up to eight, providing an opportunity to spy on them, the study says.

The human risk assessment looked at five incidents that involved humans and Burmese pythons over a 10 - year period in Everglades National Park.

Burmese pythons became established in Florida several decades ago as a result of the international pet trade.

«Radio tracking helps hunt burmese pythons.»

When invasive Burmese pythons are breeding, radio - tracking one python can help find and capture more, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher says.

In the United States, such interlopers — everything from zebra mussels in the Great Lakes to Burmese pythons in the Everglades — damage crops, infrastructure or otherwise cost taxpayers about $ 145 billion annually.

UF / IFAS and U.S. Geological Survey researchers used radio telemetry to track down invasive female Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades.

Additionally, Burmese pythons rely on being secretive and evading detection as their primary means of avoiding interactions with people, and typically don't strike until provoked.»

Recently, they used TACC's supercomputers to understand the mechanisms by which Burmese pythons regenerate their organs — including their heart, liver, kidney, and small intestines — after feeding.