196.2 - Invasion of Burmese Pythons in South ...

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In the Florida Everglades, the Burmese python is an invasive species that's close to triggering an ecological collapse. But not if these python hunters have anything to do with it.

Burmese pythons are huge compared to the native snakes in Florida. They can measure up to ...

Who let the 200-pound python out? 

Today, the origin of the Burmese python problem in the Everglades. And how science is being used to try to solve what seems like a losing battle. 

I'm back in South Florida, in the Everglades, on the side of a dirt road ...

Pythons are big snakes. Really big. But there's more to them than their size. Learn all about these big daddies in today's episode. 

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Back in the days of the British Raj, colonial leaders had a problem: Delhi was overrun with snakes. And not just any snakes -- cobras. These dangerous death noodles slithered through every nook and cranny in town. The solution? Put a bounty on cobras, and allow any citizen to ...