Burmese pythons prove elusive prey in Florida challenge

Even a professional in the business of wild-animal removal comes up short in the Everglades, where the pythons are threatening the ecosystem.BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Fla. — Strapped to Billy Bullard's hip was a machete he'd bought at a yard sale. In his fist were 4-foot-long metal snake tongs. Attached to the tongs was a high-resolution waterproof camera he called a "snake-cam."

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 21, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news