If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into backyards.
Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.
A wildlife biologist was photographed carrying a 153-pound python on Christmas Eve. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is a leader in Burmese python research and removal efforts. Ten Burmese pythons ...
As far as we know, Santa Claus doesn't look for Burmese pythons, but the Conservancy of Southwest Florida wildlife biologist Ian Easterling does. And when he tracked down one of the bigger snakes ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ten days before Christmas, a distraught South Florida homeowner called Michael Ronquillo about a snake in her neighbor’s yard.