Florida man captures giant python, told by state to ‘put it in trash’

Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in Charlotte County, told WINK News that after spotting the nearly 12-foot python stretched across the road, he drove home to gather equipment for catching the snake.

‘Put it in the trash,’ agency tells man who finds nearly 12-foot Burmese python in road

A Florida man who found and killed a nearly 12-foot-long Burmese python was told by a state agency to "put it in the trash" ...

10 invasive animal species wreaking havoc on Florida ecosystems

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.
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Officials enlist unexpected ally in battle against massive snakes taking over US region: 'The only way'

"The only way Florida will win this war is by consistently removing more pythons every year, and that can be accomplished," ...