Ian Bartoszek runs a python research and removal program for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. “As a biologist, I hadn’t seen anything like this,” he said.

This isn't the first time snake hunters have used creative means to capture their prey. In 2020, the FWC deployed python-sniffing detector dogs to track pythons in South Florida. In 2022, University ...

A Centre County native and two of his friends recently wrestled and killed the second-largest python in Florida history. Carter Gavlock, of State College, now lives in Florida and works as a ...