Biology, Impacts and Control of Invasive Reptiles in the Everglades
Invasive species are considered to be second only to habitat degradation in terms of negative impacts on the Earth’s ecosystems, and our scientists make up a significant proportion of the global expertise in the rapidly-growing problem of invasive reptiles.
![A Burmese python slithering in the grass in the Everglades.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/half_width/public/thumbnails/image/BPythonverticleEmmaHanslowe_0.jpg?itok=eMACMuBn)
FORT's invasive reptile research in Florida focuses on understanding impacts and developing adaptive control opportunities for Burmese pythons and other recent invaders such as black and white tegus. Branch scientists combine extensive herpetological expertise with cutting-edge quantitative skills to inform and estimate detection probability, population size, and eradication prospects for a range of invasive reptiles. Projects and collaborators span across the United States mainland to Pacific islands.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Below are publications associated with this project.
Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park
Snakes in the wrong places: Gordon Rodda’s career in invasive species research
Cold-induced mortality of invasive Burmese pythons in south Florida
A field test of attractant traps for invasive Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) in southern Florida
Python sebae (Northern African Python or African Rock Python)
Burmese Pythons and other giant constrictors
Challenges in identifying sites climatically matched to the native ranges of animal invaders
Background: Species distribution models are often used to characterize a species' native range climate, so as to identify sites elsewhere in the world that may be climatically similar and therefore at risk of invasion by the species. This endeavor provoked intense public controversy over recent attempts to model areas at risk of invasion by the Indian Python (Python molurus). We evaluated a number
Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor): foraging behavior
Is the Northern African Python (Python sebae) Established in Southern Florida?
Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons, Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor
What parts of the US mainland are climatically suitable for invasive alien pythons spreading from Everglades National Park?
Invasive species are considered to be second only to habitat degradation in terms of negative impacts on the Earth’s ecosystems, and our scientists make up a significant proportion of the global expertise in the rapidly-growing problem of invasive reptiles.
![A Burmese python slithering in the grass in the Everglades.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/half_width/public/thumbnails/image/BPythonverticleEmmaHanslowe_0.jpg?itok=eMACMuBn)
FORT's invasive reptile research in Florida focuses on understanding impacts and developing adaptive control opportunities for Burmese pythons and other recent invaders such as black and white tegus. Branch scientists combine extensive herpetological expertise with cutting-edge quantitative skills to inform and estimate detection probability, population size, and eradication prospects for a range of invasive reptiles. Projects and collaborators span across the United States mainland to Pacific islands.
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Below are publications associated with this project.
Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park
Snakes in the wrong places: Gordon Rodda’s career in invasive species research
Cold-induced mortality of invasive Burmese pythons in south Florida
A field test of attractant traps for invasive Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) in southern Florida
Python sebae (Northern African Python or African Rock Python)
Burmese Pythons and other giant constrictors
Challenges in identifying sites climatically matched to the native ranges of animal invaders
Background: Species distribution models are often used to characterize a species' native range climate, so as to identify sites elsewhere in the world that may be climatically similar and therefore at risk of invasion by the species. This endeavor provoked intense public controversy over recent attempts to model areas at risk of invasion by the Indian Python (Python molurus). We evaluated a number