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Old 03-10-2011, 02:20 PM   #1
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Non-native snakes are taking a toll on native birds, scientists find

The Everglades National Park in Florida is home to hundreds of species of native wildlife. It has also become the well-established home of the non-native Burmese python -- known to be a predator of native species. Now scientists, for the first time, have conducted a detailed analysis of the avian component of the python's diet and the negative impact the snakes may have on Florida's native birds, including some endangered species.



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Old 03-11-2011, 05:05 PM   #2
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"Ornithologist at the Smithsonian's Feather Identification Lab in the National Museum of Natural History"
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