Tag: Christina Romagosa

A close-up of a frog's webbed foot in an underwater setting.

UF scientists identify the potentially invasive Tropical clawed frog

by Brad Buck
April 14, 2026

Does the thought of a frog fascinate you or freak you out? What if you imagined one with claws? University of Florida scientists have confirmed a clawed frog species in the Tampa area, and they don’t know yet whether it might spread to ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: African Clawed Frog, Christina Romagosa, Colin Goodman, David Blackburn, Florida Museum Of Natural History, Frogs, Identification, Jeff Hill, Nonnative, Ponds, Prey, Quenton Tuckett, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tampa Bay, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Tropical Clawed Frog, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
A hissing Burmese python. Español. Una pitón birmana con su boca abierta.

Los científicos de UF/IFAS ubican pitones birmanas durante su temporada de apareamiento mediante radio telemetría

by Luz Bahder
April 22, 2026

Puntos destacados University of Florida trabaja en conjunto con varias agencias federales y estatales en un proyecto de remoción a gran escala de pitones para proteger los Everglades. El proyecto considera la ecología de la pitón ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Centro Científico Fort Collins, Christina Romagosa, Departamento De Ecología Y Conservación De Vida Silvestre, Distrito De Administración Del Agua Del Sur De Florida, EDDMaps, Español, Especies Invasoras, Everglades, Frank Mazzotti, Melissa Miller, Parque Nacional Everglades, Pitones Birmanas, Radio Telemetría, Semana Nacional Sobre La Concientización De Especies Invasoras, Serpientes, Servicio Federal De Pesca Y Vida Silvestre De Florida, Servicio Geológico De Los Estados Unidos, Spanish, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center
The growing number of large pythons in Florida’s Everglades National Park is increasing conflict between the powerful snakes and alligators, according to Frank Mazzotti, a wildlife expert with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. In this photo, released yesterday by park officials, the alligator appears to have the upper hand in the struggle, but the snake escaped. Mazzotti, who is helping remove pythons from park, said a python was killed last year when it attempted to swallow a medium-sized alligator that was too big for the snake. Español. Un caimán con una pitón birmana.

UF/IFAS scientists lure Burmese pythons using radio telemetry during mating/breeding season

by Lourdes Mederos
August 5, 2024

The University of Florida has partnered with several federal and state agencies on a large-scale python removal project to protect the Everglades. The project combines Burmese python ecology with removal efforts to maximize opportunities ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Burmese Python, Christina Romagosa, Croc Docs, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, EDDMaps, Everglades, Everglades National Park, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Fort Collins Science Center, Frank Mazzotti, FWC’s Python Action Team Removing Invasive Constrictors, Invasive Species, Melissa Miller, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, News, Snakes, South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News, UF News, UF-IFAS, United States Geological Survey (USGS)

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