Gigantic new snake species discovered in Amazon rainforest
Feb 23, 2024 · Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world.
Florida’s War With Invasive Pythons Has a New Twist | WIRED
Aug 18, 2023 · They snooped for every sign imaginable: paw prints, fur, bite marks, scrapes, and scat. Dead snakes and transmitters turned up in soil, in trees, and underwater.
Florida conservationists capture 215 pound python, the heaviest ... - CNN
Jun 26, 2022 · Biologists found the female by tracking a male “scout snake” named Dionysus with a radio transmitter. Males are attracted to the largest females, according to the conservancy.
11 pythons found tangled up in 500 pounds of 'mating balls' in ...
Mar 19, 2024 · The 11 Burmese pythons were found Feb. 21 in three different breeding aggregations, or "mating balls," that contained one female snake and multiple male snakes, according to the Conservancy of...
How we found the northern green anaconda, a new species of the …
Feb 21, 2024 · Scientists discovered a new snake species known as the northern green anaconda. (Image credit: Bryan Fry) Historically, four anaconda species have been recognised, including green anacondas (also...
A record-breaking Burmese python — as long as a giraffe is tall ... - NPR
Jul 13, 2023 · The snake, stretching 19 feet, was caught in the Big Cypress National Preserve. The invasive species runs rampant through southern Florida, wreaking havoc on the state's native animal populations.
US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators - BBC
Brandon Call, a deaf middle school science teacher who grew up with pet snakes and reptiles, took home the prize for largest snake caught by an amateur during the 2021 python challenge, winning...
New species of Amazon anaconda, world's largest snake, discovered
Mar 1, 2024 · Feb 29 (Reuters) - Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world's largest snake species - an enormous green anaconda - in Ecuador's rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10...
Snake hunters nab 19-foot-long Burmese python in Florida - NBC News
Jul 14, 2023 · Snake hunters this week caught the longest Burmese python ever documented in Florida that measured an eye-popping 19 feet, authorities said. The super-sized slitherer was discovered Monday in Big...
Snakes | AP News
US: Protect Louisiana, Texas land for rare burrowing snake. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four areas in Louisiana and two in Texas should be protected as critical habitat for a rare snake that eats pocket gophers and takes over the rodents’ burrows, …