News tagged with green anaconda

Anaconda captured at Florida horse park

A 12-foot green anaconda was captured Wednesday by deputy sheriffs at the East Lake Fish Camp in northern Osceola County.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Report documents the risks of giant invasive snakes in the US

Five giant non-native snake species would pose high risks to the health of ecosystems in the United States should they become established here, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report released today.

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 4




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Brazil cracks down on lucrative wild animal trade

Blue-and-yellow macaws from Amazonia, green parrots, monkeys, turtles, anacondas and pumas: wild animal trafficking is a very lucrative business that spares no species in Brazil, including those facing extinction.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US bans import of Burmese pythons

The United States announced Tuesday it is banning the import of Burmese pythons and three other species of giant constrictor snakes due to the danger they pose to local wildlife.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasion

Florida homes and swamps more used to dealing with dangerous critters like alligators now face a more foreign invader -- giant pet snakes escaped into the wild whose numbers are growing at an alarming rate.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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