Article 3XFG5 Super-snake: hybrid pythons could pose new threat to Florida Everglades

Super-snake: hybrid pythons could pose new threat to Florida Everglades

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Richard Luscombe in Miami
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A genetic study has found that some specimens of the invasive reptile that has decimated local wildlife are a mixture of two Asian species which could make it an even more formidable predator

From carnivorous giant lizards to toxic climbing tree frogs, the Florida Everglades have become a haven to invasive species steadily destroying and devouring the flora and fauna of the state's famed River of Grass.

Now comes news of a hybrid super-predator slithering its way through the waterways of the 1.5m-acre wilderness: a genetically blended python that researchers believe might be able to better embrace the subtropical environment and expand its range more rapidly than any species before it.

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