If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into backyards.

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JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A ball python was spotted at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown, and after several months of searching, the snake has finally been captured. The Rhode Island Department of ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

Sept. 26 (UPI) --Animal rescuers in New York said they captured a 4-foot ball python in a Queens park -- but two more of the snakes are still on the loose in the area. Rescue group Puppy Kitty NYC ...

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The John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids welcomed its first pygmy hippo calf on Sept. 3. Only 22 institutions in North America are home to the endangered species that went viral with Moo Deng's birth last ...