Burmese Pythons Invade Florida

Jan. 17, 2012, Everglades, Florida
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, center, and Sen. Bill Nelson D-Fla., left, look at a 13-foot python held by the National Park Service Supervisor Ranger in the Florida Everglades. Salazar announced the ban on importation and interstate transportation of four giant snakes that have been threatening the Everglades.

• Postcard from the Everglades