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Tim Williams from Gatorland stopped by Good Day to talk about the pyton problem in teh Florida Everglades.

Slithering problem in Florida Everglades

Updated: Friday, 03 Feb 2012, 10:23 AM EST
Published : Friday, 03 Feb 2012, 10:23 AM EST

Florida is dealing with a slithering problem. The Florida Everglades have been invades with Burmese pythons and it's having a serious impact on the wet-lands ecology.

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Researchers say they've seen a severe decline in some of the small and mid-sized native mammals living in the 1.5 million acre national park all because of the invasive non-native snakes. Tim Williams from Gatorland stopped by to talk about the problem.

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