The mongoose family can be seen in a viral video ripping shreds of flesh off the python attempting to eat one of their social group.

A series of public meetings to gather ideas for fighting the Burmese pythons in the Everglades has produced ideas both practical and far-fetched.

Animals like mongoose, three types of of anacondas, flying fox squirrels, Java sparrows and others are being singled out by wildlife managers before they can take hold.