In southern Florida, giant snakes change the ecosystem one meal at a time
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You?ve probably been ?as hungry as a bear.? But in the Everglades in southern Florida, you?ll sound more local by comparing your hunger to a python. That?s because in this region?s swamplands, giant snakes called Burmese pythons gobble alligators, birds, raccoons, opossums ? even 80-pound deer. ?
With their ferocious appetites, the snakes have made their presence known to residents and scientists alike. In two new studies, researchers report that in areas where the pythons roam, the mammal population has dropped dramatically.
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