Burmese Pythons May Be Spreading Seeds Across the Everglades, Federal and University Researchers Report
Nature World News | 14.10.2026 21:09Burmese pythons, long blamed for stripping mammals from the Everglades, may also be quietly moving plants around South Florida. Researchers documented 25 kinds of seeds in the digestive tracts of pythons removed from the Greater Everglades, and in one germination test nearly 40% of cabbage palm seeds that had passed through a python's gut sprouted.
