The U.S. Geological Survey considers Burmese pythons one of the most concerning invasive species in southwest Florida.
Five hundred pounds of invasive Burmese pythons: That's what wildlife experts in southwest Florida said they recently captured when they discovered a large ball of mating snakes — including one more than 16 feet long — in Collier County.
A photo provided to Scripps News West Palm Beach by the conservancy showed wildlife biologist Ian Bartoszek with a massive mating pile of pythons. "For 10 years, we've been catching and putting them down humanely," Bartoszek wrote on Facebook."You can't put them in zoos and send them back to Southeast Asia. Invasive species management doesn't end with rainbows and kittens. These are remarkable creatures, here through no fault of their own. They are impressive animals, good at what they do."
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