A quantitative ecologist is bringing machine learning to Florida’s battle against the Burmese python — math versus an invasive ambush predator that has so far flouted other control methods. Alex Romer ...

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The study found that targeting large, mature female pythons is key to controlling the population. Optimal hunting conditions include specific moon phases, warmer and more humid weather, and cool ...

Alex Romer holds a captured Burmese python during nighttime fieldwork in the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area. James Whelpley, UF/IFAS USA TODAY Network, Reuters A ...