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UCF researchers develop new camera to detect invasive pythons
Read full article: UCF researchers develop new camera to detect invasive pythonsORLANDO, Fla. – A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida is developing a new camera to find invasive pythons lurking in Florida’s natural habitats. UCF scientists teamed up with the non-profit Interuniversity Microelectronics Center, IMEC, an international research and development company, to create the camera. In short, the camera can detect pythons better than the naked eye. Thermal imaging, typically used to detect animals in the wild, doesn’t work because snakes are cold blooded. Graf said pythons are a threat to the Everglades and native Florida species such as rabbits and squirrels.