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Bill aims to keep Everglades free of exotic pets
Original at Kentucky.com
• Mon, May 18
KY KRT - An alligator basks in the midday sun at Everglades National Park in Florida. "These are not little snakes running around. These are massive, dangerous animals," said district spokesman Randy Smith. The surge of invasive serpents is the prime ...
Tropical invaders become growing problem in Florida
Original at Bradenton Herald
• Sun, May 17
United States THE MIAMI HERALD A dead Burmese python, which had apparently swallowed an American alligator, was found in the Everglades National Park. The alligator, right, is protruding from the python's midsection. “These are not little snakes running around. ...
Exotic pet control fight gets nasty
Original at TheLedger.com Blogs
• Mon, May 11
FL Ever since we all saw the famous photo of the alligator-eating python in Everglades National Park a few years ago, the problem of rampant breeding populations of large dangerous reptiles and other exotic wildlife has gained attention. ...
Fishing outing ends with alligator catch
Original at United Press International
• Wed, Apr 22
An American alligator at the Royal Palm area of the Everglades National Park, as the park celebrates its 60th birthday this week as Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett, of the Department of the Interior attends the celebration, in Florida City, ...
From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Original at Orlando Sentinel
• Fri, Mar 27
FL By Liz Doup | South Florida Sun-Sentinel The sun sets over a pond at Everglades National Park in 2007. (Joe Raedle, Getty Images / September 12, 2007) The alligator, his leathery snout breaking the water's surface, casts a menacing look as our boat ...
Death Valley superintendent will retire after 40 years
Original at Pahrump Valley Times
• Wed, Dec 31
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NV - Dec 31, 2008 He also worked seasonally for the National Park Service as a law enforcement ranger in Everglades National Park, Fla., on anti-alligator poaching patrols. ...
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