The snakes are wreaking havoc.
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Part of the beauty of nature is that unique plants and animals adapt to the conditions of different places in order to thrive. But in Florida, an invasive species of Burmese pythons has been wreaking havoc on ecosystems as it spreads into new areas.and threatening local wildlife, according to.
However, the snake's actual population count has been difficult to gauge accurately and is likely much more extensive than estimated, making it harder to get a true grasp of the problem."Extremely low individual python detection rates hamper our ability to both estimate python abundance and expand control tools across the extensive natural landscape,", a research ecologist with USGS and one of the authors of the recent report, said in a press release.
In response to the growing threat to local ecosystems, officials in Florida have launched an annual hunt open to the public that uses cash prizes to incentivize participants. Those taking part must first complete training on how to safely and humanely locate and euthanize the animals they retrieve. But despite the yearly event, the culling will unlikely be enough to slow the snake's spread.
"Eradication of the entire population across the landscape is not possible with any existing tools, whether applied singly or in combination," the researchers wrote in the report.
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