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Rescued Python Covered In Hundreds Of Ticks

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Florida pythons are being spotted more often near neighborhoods. Is suburbia their next conquest?

A road crew spotted a 14-foot Burmese python crossing a six-lane road in a posh Miami suburb recently. But how did it get there? Are more of the apex predator infiltrating suburbia?
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Seven Ticks Hitched Very Long Rides to Connecticut

The nonnative species from Europe, Latin America and Eastern Africa reached the United States by latching on to travelers, a study by researchers in the state shows, offering clues about how ticks ...
NPR

Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment

Biologist Grant Hokit has come to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana to look for ticks. A hiking path crosses the expanse of long grasses and berry bushes. This story was ...
NPR

As ticks spread to new areas of the U.S., health officials aren't keeping up

Certain tick species are spreading to areas they've never been found before, carrying new health risks. Scientists are trying to carry out surveys to see where they are, so local doctors can know. As ...
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Iowa’s first Gulf Coast tick discovered, Lone Star tick also found

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A tick latches onto University of Dubuque biology student Paige Manning. It’s not an uncommon experience for Manning. As a senior, she estimates more than 500 hours of her ...