Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons can swallow native deer and alligators completely, according to a new study – as a jaw-dropping video showed one of the snakes taking down a deer in one gulp.
"It felt like we were literally catching the serial killer in the act," said one study author Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's ...
and moved to Florida to hunt pythons. Siewe is one of 100 licensed hunters contracted by Florida to catch and kill the invasive reptiles, which have wreaked havoc on the ecosystem and decimated ...
Amy Siewe, the Python Huntress, with her python (CREDIT: WINK News) A total of 209 invasive Burmese pythons were wrangled this year with over 1000 people competing. “At its core, it is about ...
The pythons are invasive in Florida, where they have flourished in the Southern part of the state, including Everglades National Park, and taken a heavy toll on natural ecosystems. Now multiple ...
An curved arrow pointing right. Burmese pythons, an invasive snake species, have spread across the Everglades and are killing local wildlife. We followed licensed python hunters in Florida who are ...
For years, the Burmese python has run rampant in the Florida Everglades. The invasive snake has eaten everything in its path, including full-sized White-tailed deer whole. Recommended Videos Now ...
Ian Bartoszek and Ian Easterling, biologists with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, partnered with the University of Cincinnati to learn more about how invasive Burmese pythons are affecting ...
NAPLES, Fla. (WBBH) – A newly released recording shows a Burmese python swallowing an entire deer. Biologists said it’s evidence of something larger going on across Florida. Ian Bartoszek and Ian ...