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MARTIN: So did you know about the Florida Python Challenge? INSKEEP: No, this is a challenge of pythons, I assume, like a big python race. MARTIN: No, it is not. INSKEEP: OK. MARTIN: It is held every ...

OCHOPEE, Florida, June 10 (Reuters) - Amy Siewe was a successful real estate agent -- but her life changed after she captured her first python in Florida's Everglades. "I just had this fascination ...

A hypothetical showdown between a reticulated python and a green anaconda reveals the anaconda as the likely victor. Despite the python's length, the anaconda's superior weight, muscular build, and ...

Good luck finding pythons, the invasive species that has been slithering around the Everglades for years and destroying the ecosystem. But just because pythons are difficult to find doesn't stop ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...