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Author:

Aronin, Miriam, author.

Title:

Florida's Burmese pythons : squeezing the everglades / by Miriam Aronin ; consultant, Michael E. Dorcas, PhD, Professor of Biology, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Publisher:

Bearport Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Burmese python--Juvenile literature.
Pest introduction--Everglades--Everglades--Juvenile literature.
Nonindigenous pests--Everglades--Everglades--Juvenile literature.
Nature--Effect of human beings on--Juvenile literature.
Everglades (Fla.)--Juvenile literature.
Juvenile works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A mammal mystery -- Unusual pets -- Into the Everglades -- A special park -- A powerful hunter -- Top predators -- Gut check -- Tracking monsters -- Inside the giant -- Python patrol -- The python challenge -- Trying to stop the spread -- More harmful invasive reptiles.

Summary:

"In this book, readers learn how the Burmese Python is an invasive species in the state of Florida."-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

They don't belong : tracking invasive species.

ISBN:

1627248277 (library binding)
9781627248273 (library binding)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)905344191

LCCN:

2015009028

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

RAPD371 -- Jefferson Public Library (Jefferson)

SQPC104 -- Jesup Public Library (Jesup)

S3PA501 -- Lynnville Public Library (Lynnville)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)