Florida scientists used female Burmese pythons as live lures to find invasive males in the Everglades, but 3 million camera-trap photos produced only four python detections.

For years, efforts to track invasive Burmese pythons in Florida have centred on the Everglades, where the giant snakes have become one of the state's most persistent wildlife…

Florida scientists used female Burmese pythons as live lures to find invasive males in the Everglades, but 3 million camera-trap photos produced only four python detections.