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Invasive pythons have nearly eradicated small mammals in the Florida Keys

How easy it will be for Burmese pythons to travel to and take hold in North Carolina?

Aired 04/24/2024

SCI NC

Invasive pythons have nearly eradicated small mammals in the Florida Keys

Special | 5m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

How easy it will be for Burmese pythons to travel to and take hold in North Carolina?

Ten years ago, Mike Cove (NC Museum of Natural Sciences) discovered Burmese Pythons were behind the decline of the Key Largo woodrat and other mammals in the Florida Keys. While these snakes are endangered in Southeast Asia, they are invasive in South Florida, and they are devastating the ecosystem. Cove ponders how easy it will be for Burmese pythons to travel to and take hold in North Carolina.

Aired 04/24/2024

SCI NC is a local public television program presented by PBS NC

PBS North Carolina and Sci NC appreciate the support of The NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

SCI NC

Invasive pythons have nearly eradicated small mammals in the Florida Keys

Special | 5m 56sVideo has Closed Captions

Ten years ago, Mike Cove (NC Museum of Natural Sciences) discovered Burmese Pythons were behind the decline of the Key Largo woodrat and other mammals in the Florida Keys. While these snakes are endangered in Southeast Asia, they are invasive in South Florida, and they are devastating the ecosystem. Cove ponders how easy it will be for Burmese pythons to travel to and take hold in North Carolina.

Aired 04/24/2024

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