Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a pioneering tool to bolster Florida's defenses against invasive ...

Published in the journal of Ecology and Evolution, scientists at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) ...

Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.

The test can identify Burmese pythons, northern African pythons, boa constrictors and rainbow boas from environmental DNA collected in the wild.

tout this as a significant advancement in detecting invasive snakes and a strategic tool for protecting Florida’s ecosystems. “Cryptic species, like most snakes, are problematic when ...

The test can identify four invasive snake species simultaneously. Leaving her mark: Miss University of Florida 2024 impacts county, state through community service That eDNA refers to genetic material ...

120 adult Burmese pythons (known as scout snakes) have been radio tagged and tracked to better understand the invasive population. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s primary objective is to ...

The test can identify four invasive snake species simultaneously. Leaving her mark:Miss University of Florida 2024 impacts county, state through community service That eDNA refers to genetic ...

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.

to better understand the ecological impacts of the invasive Burmese python. The team measured the greatest maximum gape recorded in Burmese pythons to date. Jayne said measurements of the longest ...

A new collaborative study that the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples ... The deer was 66.9% of the snake’s mass. WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: “Watching an invasive apex predator swallow ...