Burmese pythons are being spotted farther and farther north in Florida and could reach other states, experts warn. 'It really does feel like an alien invasion,' one scientist said.

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 15:34

A Burmese python with light green, white, and black coloring loops over itself while sitting on a patch of grass. — A Burmese python sits in the grass at Everglades Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Burmese pythons are an incredibly destructive invasive species in Florida.
Since they first came to Florida, more snakes have turned up in counties farther and farther north.
Warming temperatures from climate change could help pythons spread beyond Florida.

Donnie Darko was deep underground in a pipe, but his transmitter was giving off a faint signal that researchers picked up from a plane and tracked to a tree nursery.

An equipment operator dug up the pipe, and out fell Donnie and a female python.