The U.S. Geological Survey released a paper on the Burmese python population in Florida, saying eradication of the snakes is likely impossible.
The new paper looks at findings from over 250 research programs and touches on ways the invasion could be slowed, acknowledging that little is known when it comes to how often pythons reproduce in their new environment, how long they live, and how big the population has grown.
Biologists Ian Easterling, Ian Bartoszek with 14ft female Burmese python captured in mangrove habitat of southwestern Florida while tracking a male scout snake. Researchers in Florida began outfitting small mammals like raccoons and possums with GPS tracking devices to help track the locations and movements of pythons.
After five months of research, there was a breakthrough when one of the possum collars stopped moving and then started moving again a few hours later. What researchers found was the lack of movement triggered a mortality signal, but when it started moving again, they realized the small mammal had been eaten by a snake.
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