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LOOK: 22 Of Florida's Other Invasive Species

The Huffington Post | Joey Francilus | Posted 02.20.2013 | Miami
Read More: Florida Environment, Florida's Other Invasive Species, Miami News, Invasive Species, Miami Environment, Environmentalism, Burmese Python, Invasive Species Florida, Florida Invasive Species, Florida Everglades, Invasive Species in Florida, Miami News

While 68 dead Burmese pythons didn't make much of a dent in their pervasive South Florida population, officials say Florida's infamous Python Challeng...

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On Snakes and Snake Hunting

Rob Pringle | Posted 03.31.2013 | Science
Read More: Invasive Species, Conservation, Burmese Python, Snakes, Biology, Everglades, Rattlesnake Roundups, Snake Hunting, Everglades Pythons, North American Snakes, Pythons in the Everglades, Science News
Rob Pringle

The invasion of the Everglades by Burmese pythons has recently put snakes and snake hunters into the headlines.

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NEW Python Challenge Body Count Released

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 01.18.2013 | Miami
Read More: 21 Pythons Killed, 2013 Python Challenge, Florida Snake Hunting Contest, Snakes, Snakes in the Everglades, Miami News, Miami Environment, Python Challenge, Python Challenge Count, Burmese Python, Pythons Killed, Florida Python Challenge, Florida Everglades, Florida Python, Python, Python Challenge 2013, Florida Snakes, Florida Pythons, Miami News

IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES -- The man known as "Alligator Ron" has a lifetime of experience in the Florida Everglades, a fleet of airboats at his dispo...

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WATCH: How Many Snakes Did 'Senator Python' Kill?

Posted 01.18.2013 | Miami
Read More: Bill Nelson Hunts Pythons, Bill Nelson Python Hunt, Florida Environment, Senator Bill Nelson, Miami Politics, Python Challenge, Miami Environment, Florida Politics, Florida Python Challenge, Florida Everglades, Pythons in the Everglades, Florida Python, Florida Snake Hunt, Snake Hunting in Florida, Florida Python Hunt, Burmese Python, Everglades Snakes, Python, Python Hunting in Florida, Florida Pythons, Miami News

If you've always wanted to see a congressman give a press conference in front of a writhing 11-foot Burmese python, well, just click play above. I...

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Snake Bodies Not Exactly Piling Up

The Tampa Tribune | Keith Morelli | Posted 03.17.2013 | Miami
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TAMPA -- The state of Florida this weekend unleashed a thrill-seeking public on the Burmese python, an invasive species that has set up house in the F...

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PHOTOS: Python Challenge 2013

Posted 03.16.2013 | Miami
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Hoping for help eradicating its most alarming invasive species, the state of Florida invited the general public into the everglades for a snake-huntin...

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PHOTOS: 'The Zombies Of The Everglades'

AP | JENNIFER KAY | Posted 01.14.2013 | Miami
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BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Fla. -- An armed mob set out into the Florida Everglades on Saturday to flush out a scaly invader. It sounds like the ...

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Group Outraged Over Rules For Python Challenge

Posted 01.09.2013 | Miami
Read More: Python Decapitation, Video, Python Challenge Peta, Peta Python Challenge, Peta, Snake Decapitation, Python Challenge, Burmese Python, Snake Killing, Florida Fish and WIldlife Conservation Commission, Contest to Kill Burmese Pythons, Florida Everglades, Miami News

A state-sponsored hunting contest for Burmese pythons in the Everglades has sparked tons of interest, but also backlash from one animal rights group. ...

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Is Rick Scott's Python Hunt Too Dangerous?

Sun Sentinel | David Fleshler | Posted 03.09.2013 | Miami
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Nearly 400 people have signed up to enter the Everglades and do battle with Burmese pythons, the giant constrictors that have emerged as the latest an...

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Can You Bag The Longest For Cash Prize?

The Huffington Post | Joey Francilus | Posted 01.08.2013 | Miami
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Florida officials are holding a contest to see who can bag the most and longest Burmese pythons in the hopes of enlisting the public's help in saving ...

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Policymakers Hamper Progress for Animals

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 02.03.2013 | Green
Read More: African Lions, Polar Bears, Burmese Python, Trophy Hunting, Congress, Everglades, Green News
Wayne Pacelle

There are a lot of devoted animal advocates in Congress, and some very good bills moving forward. But there is also a lot of foolishness, selfishness, and greed in Congress and the snake and polar bear issues show off these characteristics in the worst possible ways.

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WATCH: Hunters Make A Startling Find

Posted 11.27.2012 | Miami
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Two South Florida men had a thrilling encounter with one of our most notorious invasive species, the Burmese python, and they captured it all on a hel...

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15-Foot Python Found Near North Shore Beach

Posted 09.18.2012 | Chicago
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A landscaper trimming bushes near Waukegan Municipal Beach came across a very large, potentially very dangerous surprise while working Monday. The ...

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LOOK: Record-Breaking Python Nabbed In Everglades

The Huffington Post | Janie Campbell | Posted 04.17.2013 | Miami
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There are some Florida records no one wants to see broken, but apparently the exotic snakes invading the Everglades weren't informed. Researchers ...

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'Swamp Wars': Huge Burmese Python Found in Swimming Pool On Christmas Day

Posted 05.25.2012 | TV
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On "Swamp Wars" (Thu., 9 p.m. ET on Animal Planet) one family found a very nasty Christmas Day visitor lurking in their pool: a 13-feet-long Burmese p...

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'Swamp Wars': Massive Burmese Python At Daycare Center

Posted 05.14.2012 | TV
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On "Swamp Wars" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on Animal Planet) the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Venom One team responded to a call about a massive Burmese python near...

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If It Bleeds It Leads

Frank Mazzotti | Posted 04.07.2012 | Miami
Read More: Scientific Research, Burmese Python, Python, Scientific Method, Everglades, Everglades Cleanup, Ecosystems, Alligators, Miami News
Frank Mazzotti

Stories about large snakes feed directly into an archetypal fear that humans have of snakes, and stories about a feeding frenzy of snakes wiping out wildlife fuels a feeding frenzy of media coverage that wipes out the truth.

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PHOTOS: A Look At Invasive Species Threatening North America

The Huffington Post | Ashley Smith | Posted 01.25.2012 | Green
Read More: Exotic Species, Asian Carp, African Honey Bees, Kudzu, Starlings, The Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Animals, Invasive Species in North America, Video, Cane Toads, Burmese Python, Zebra Mussels, Giant African Land Snail, Nutria, Green News

With the advent of globalization, people sometimes forget that it is often best for animal and plant species to remain in their original habitats. ...

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Feds, Everglades Officials Announce Ban On Import Of Burmese Pythons, Other Invasive Snakes

Posted 03.18.2012 | Miami
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From a press conference in the Everglades, where the dumping of exotic snakes has become an environmental disaster, the federal government Tuesday mor...

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Giant Python Goes For A Christmas Dip (WATCH)

Posted 12.27.2011 | Miami
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On Christmas, one South Florida family encountered an unwelcomed guest in their pool and it wasn't a jolly guy with a big white beard. Miami-Dade ...

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PHOTOS: You Won't Believe What They Found In This Snake's Belly

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 07.08.2012 | Green
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Officials in south Florida were in for a surprise last week when they cut open the belly of a 16-foot Burmese python they had captured and killed in t...

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Top 10 Real Life Monsters

www.time.com | Posted 11.08.2011 | Weird News
Read More: Loch Ness Monster, Lolong, Giant Squid, Weird Animals, Portuguese Man-of-War, Goliath Birdeater Tarantula, Burmese Python, Real Life Monsters, Box Jellyfish, Emperor Scorpion, Vampire Bat, Giant Crocodile, Oarfish, Weird News News

From the massive 2,370 pound crocodile caught this week in the Philippines, to the most toxic jelly fish in the world, a look at the creepiest creatur...

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Florida Couple Guilty Of Murder For Letting Pet Python Strangle 2-Year-Old Daughter

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 09.14.2011 | Crime
Read More: Burmese Python Death, Python, Video, Charles Darnell, Sheyenna Hare, Shaianna Hare, Jaren Hare, Burmese Python, Girl Killed by Python, Gypsy Python, Snake Kills Child, Python Death Florida, Python Death, Crime News

A Florida jury on Thursday found Jaren Hare and Charles "Jason" Darnell guilty in the python strangling death of Hare's 2-year-old daughter, Shaianna,...

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PHOTOS: Rock Snot, Pythons, And 7 Other Scary, Gross, and Weird Invasive Species

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Slidepollajax, New Orleans, Florida, Giant African Snail, Imported Fire Ant, Feral Pigs, Invasive Species, Animals, Rock Snot, Rock Python, Killer Bee, Wild Pigs, Snakes, Overpopulation, Asian Tiger Mosquito, Formosan Termites, Africanized Honey Bee, Burmese Python, Tegu Lizard, Constrictors, Nature, Green News

In 2006, the US spent 1.2 billion dollars fighting invasive species. That figure does not include the costs of the animals themselves, which cause pro...

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Feds: No Snakes On A Plane

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Interior Department, Pythons, Interior Secretary, Constrictor Snakes, Ecosystems, Jfk, Ken Salazar, Burmese Python, New York, Wildlife, Snakes on a Plane, Everglades, New York News

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Federal officials want to keep nine kinds of constrictor snakes out of the United States, saying they belong to invasive...

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