A 2-year study by U of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences prof Frank Mazzotti found that Burmese pythons capable of swallowing dogs and gators are rapidly making S. Florida home. From 2002-2005, 201 pythons were caught by state authorities, but in the last two years the number has more than doubled to 418. "Pythons are likely to colonize anywhere alligators live, including north Florida, Georgia and Louisiana," said Mazzotti. AP reports.
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May 15, 2008
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