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Burmese pythons may be the new slithering Johnny Appleseeds of the Everglades, eating the animals that eat plant seeds and pooing them out in larger swaths of fertile land for better and worse. A ...

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study published in the journal Reptiles & Amphibians. That means more animals are on the menu across southern ...

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