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Tracking Pythons

Tracking Pythons

The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem

by Kate Messner
Hardback
Age range: 9 to 14 years old Publication Date: 03/03/2020
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Burmese pythons are invading Florida.

These enormous snakes are native to Southeast Asia, so when one showed up dead along the side of a Florida highway in 1979, scientists wondered where it came from. No one knew the snakes had launched a full-scale invasion. Pet pythons that escaped or were released by their owners started breeding in the wild, and these enormous predators began eating every animal in their path.

Today a group of scientists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is tracking Burmese pythons to find ways to stop their spread. Page Plus QR code links lead to video clips and photos of the scientists working in the field. Delve into the science of pythons and their role as invasive predators.

"[A] fascinating example of field biology . . . Who knew that snake science could be so adventurous?"--starred, Kirkus Reviews

ISBN:
9781541557062
9781541557062
Category:
Wildlife (Children's / Teenage)
Age range:
9 to 14 years old
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
03-03-2020
Language:
English
Publisher:
Lerner Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
231.9x276.35x8.64mm
Weight:
0.52kg
Kate Messner

Kate Messner is a former middle-school English teacher and the author of E. B. White Read Aloud Award winner The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. and its companion, The Exact Location of Home; Sugar and Ice; Eye of the Storm; Wake Up Missing; All the Answers; The Seventh Wish; Capture the Flag; Hide and Seek; the Marty McGuire chapter book series; the Ranger in Time chapter book series; and several picture books. She lives on Lake Champlain with her husband and two kids.

When she's not reading or writing, she loves hiking, kayaking, biking, and watching thunderstorms over the lake.

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