Florida removes record haul of invasive pythons in effort to curb population

It was a milestone moment in Florida’s 25-year war on invasive Burmese pythons: an eye-popping announcement that biologists had removed 20 tons of the slithering invaders from waters in and around the Everglades in little more than a decade, as well as shattering their previous record for a single-season haul. The successes of the team at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida showcase the progress that has been made in efforts to reverse the...