Burmese pythons drove major wildlife losses in the Everglades, creating an unexpected shift in mosquitoes and a virus that can infect humans |
In the Everglades, the disappearance of mammals is changing more than the animals that remain. Burmese pythons have spread through southern Florida and prey heavily on medium-sized and larger mammals, leaving a wildlife community that is less varied than it once was. That change may also be altering the way mosquitoes encounter the animals they…