Pythons and Anacondas Have Overrun Florida’s Everglades

 

Pythons and anacondas are taking over the Florida Everglades, and officials are scrambling to prevent them from spreading north. Researchers noted in a new study that in the southernmost tip of the Everglades National Park, 99 percent of raccoons were gone, along with 88 percent of bobcats. Marsh and cottontail rabbits, as well as foxes, were nowhere to be found—unless maybe you’re looking in a giant snake’s digestive tract.