Area of Focus: Snakes

Scientists found different factors that increase success of Burmese python survey and removal efforts

The new method can detect four invasive species with just one sample

Fecal samples reveal that the invasive snakes’ ecological footprint extends past southern Florida

The pet and aquarium plants trade likely brought the trematode to Asia

But surprisingly few snake bites were recorded over the past decades

Short videos can affect people’s perceptions of venomous reptiles

The researchers were traveling with a team from National Geographic when they identified the snake

Pythons compete with bobcats for prey

The Burmese python nest held 111 eggs

Species like cottonmouths and Burmese pythons sometimes turn up on beaches