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Researchers search for pythons in Everglades prairie habitat

By Fort Collins Science Center June 2025 (approx.)
three people stand in a large prairie, with trees sparsely distributed throughout and blue sky above
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Researchers search for Burmese pythons in Florida Everglades prairie habitat. Photo by Matthew Metcalf (USGS).

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