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Kenneth Krysko

map shows snake locations in Florida

Life on Earth

Researchers rename three state kingsnakes as separate species

February 7, 2017

Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have reclassified three types of kingsnakes found in the state, elevating them to species…Read More

Gulf Indigo Snake

Life on Earth

Newly discovered snake species could aid conservation efforts

August 1, 2016

They seem similar at first glance, but it turns out the indigo snakes found on Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts…Read More

crocodile in water

Invasive Species

Man-eating monster crocodile may be Florida’s newest invasive species

May 9, 2016

Spotting native alligators and crocodiles in Florida is common, but anyone who sees a large reptile may want to take…Read More

Researchers cutting into the stomach of a python

Invasive Species

Invasive species

May 22, 2015

Kenneth Krysko, a herpetologist (reptile researcher) at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the problem of the state’s invasive…Read More

Burmese python rearticulation, video

Invasive Species

17-foot-7-inch burmese python rearticulation (Watch)

October 27, 2014

This time-lapse video shows the rearticulation of a massive 17’7” Burmese python conducted at the Florida Museum of Natural History…Read More

Alligator snapping turtle on river bank

Life on Earth

‘Dinosaurs of the turtle world’ at risk in Southeast rivers

April 10, 2014

Conservation of coastal rivers of the northern Gulf of Mexico is vital to the survival of the alligator snapping turtle,…Read More

Five researchers cutting into the stomach of a python

Invasive Species

State record: 87 eggs in largest python from Everglades

August 13, 2012

Researchers curating a 17-foot-7-inch Burmese python, the largest found in Florida, discovered 87 eggs in the snake, also a state…Read More

python in pine needles

Invasive Species

Florida’s invasive amphibian and reptile problem leads world

November 2, 2011

During the 1800s, the world was going through transformations steered by war, invention, scientific innovation and the discovery of new…Read More

Kenneth Krysko

Invasive Species

Study sheds light on invasive iguana’s big appetite

March 1, 2009

When it comes to invasive species in South Florida, the black spiny-tailed iguana, Ctenosaura similis, holds its own. The Central American…Read More

small brown gecko

Life on Earth

New species of bent-toed gecko from Pakistan described

February 1, 2008

Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from Pakistan and published its description in…Read More

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