A neurosurgeon in Australia pulled a wriggling 3-inch roundworm from the brain of a 64-year-old woman last year—which was quite the surprise to the woman’s team of doctors and infectious disease ...
Mysterious python parasite threatens Florida’s native snakes, pushing toward their ‘extreme decline’
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A mysterious parasite from Asia is infecting snakes over most of Florida, and researchers believe it was likely brought here by invasive Burmese pythons. The first ...
They're among the longest predators on the planet, and they creep through the woods, unseen and unheard. For some, Burmese pythons are nightmarish creatures that grow up to 19 feet in Florida (one ...
Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S. Jenna Palmisano, a biologist at the University of Central Florida, holds a ...
Florida’s native snake populations are declining—and one of the causes likely stems from the state’s invasive python scourge. According to researchers, a 3-inch parasite, known as “snake lungworm” ...
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