Burmese pythons are killing off mammals that would normally keep Florida's rat population in check. A new study found that parts of the Florida Everglades were becoming overrun with rats as a result.

The invasion of pythons has had little to no impact on cotton rats, explaining why some areas are now increasingly dominated by rodents. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

If you don’t like rats, you might have more in common with invasive Burmese pythons than you think. A new study by the University of Florida shows that pythons in the Everglades are killing off ...

Slithers and squeaks frighten most people, however those noises are part of critter enthusiast Tom Yeager’s everyday life. Yeager, 74, started raising and breeding ball pythons and rodents about six ...

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