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Burmese Python in the Florida Everglades85

Invasive Species - Giant Pythons In The Florida Everglades

Most countries have a problem with invasive species, but Florida is experiencing a population explosion of very large Burmese pythons. These giant snakes can make a snack of an alligator and are threatening the fragile eco-system of the Everglades. They can even threaten the lives of humans.

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Southern Florida - Everglades - Take a Ride in a Hovercraft

If you are traveling to southern Florida and planning your itinerary, a must to put on your list is a trip across Alligator Alley with your destination being the swamps in the Everglades. There is nothing...

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Recipes From the Everglades

The Seminole Nation is traditionally from Florida and enjoyed many of the foods found naturally in the area. One unique aspect of the Seminole community is that it was made up of different nations, especially...

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The parts of the brain covering complex emotions have not evolved in reptiles, just the brain stem and cerebellum (red)  diagram by crystalinks.com75

Killer Reptiles: Wouldn't You Rather Have a Dog?

The Reptile Brain Takes No Prisoners. I was interested (again) to read of a “tame” 12-foot Burmese Python which broke out of its pen and killed a two-year-old child in Florida this week by strangling...

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United States Geological Survey. 2008. Python molurus bivittatus. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.  Revision Date: 10/24/200774

The Python Snake Danger in Florida

Snakes in Florida are nothing usual. Snakes are found in backyard garden, by ponds and lakes. What is unusual is the types of snakes being found lately. According to the July 2009 Christian Science Monitor...

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Lake Charles, Louisiana -- Where logs can be swamp dragons, giving little boys and girls nightmares74

Swamp Dragons

When he was one hundred years old, he could still outrun a race horse, and knock an unsuspecting cow off it’s feet. He’d never been handsome, in fact most thought him quite ugly. Few can get past looking at his teeth without shuttering. Not by choice, I’ve had a relationship with him and his relatives for as far back as I can remember. I don't hate him, but he's not my friend today, nor was he ever. Peaceful co-existence is the best that either of us can hope for.

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The Challenge of Striped Bass Fishing

Striped bash fishing is one of the most challenging of all adventures for bass anglers. Striped bass are available during fall and spring runs, but you'll have the best luck trying to catch them in the fall...

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The Arrow's Chronicles Part 6c

 Chapter 6 "Events From The Inaugural Mission" Part C ...She then commands Spc. McDermott to secure their alien prisoner while she and Sgt. Hillary deploy the life rafts. Everyone else is to continue...

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Welcome to Everglades National Park75

Experience Everglades National Park

There is only one Everglades. Nowhere else on earth are there so many kinds of habitats united by a freshwater slough, creating this remarkable collection of species in one concentrated area...

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This Boa is on the small side now but in less than two years it will be large enough to easily kill a man.69

Safety with large snakes

The state of Florida has been dealing with the issue of invasive species for many years. It is only recently that the problem has begun to get national attention. On July 2, 2009 a two year old was killed by...

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