Everglades (Fla) – VOXYVOTE

Her Livelihood? Hunting Pythons in the Dead of Night.

Amy Siewe teaches people how to find and euthanize invasive Burmese pythons, which have been so successful at adapting to Florida that they appear here to stay.

Pythons, Invasive and Hungry, Are Making Their Way North in Florida

A study from the U.S. Geological Survey called the state’s python problem “one of the most intractable invasive-species management issues across the globe.”

Man Tells of Losing His Arm to an Alligator, Followed by Days Lost in a Swamp

Eric Merda meant to go exploring, but ended up in what he described as a nightmare survival story.

Pigs to the Rescue: An Invasive Species Helped Save Australia’s Crocodiles

Invasive species can damage the ecosystems they wind up in. But in parts of the world, endangered predators make hearty meals out of them.

To Catch a Snake: Largest Python Found in Everglades Signals a Threat

The Burmese python caught by a team of trackers breaks a record and shows the invasive species surviving in Florida’s ecosystem despite efforts to remove those snakes.