Most massive Burmese python ever caught in Florida - Press conference

[@craftygirl9666]

I clicked on this press conference after reading the article and found it way more informative and interesting than anything I've listened to in ages. Thank you!

[@CSWFL]

Thank you so much for saying that! We appreciate the compliment and your thoughts.

[@misguidedangel6550]

@@CSWFL leave the snakes alone, they keep the rodent and deer population down and they provide food to bears, panthers, bobcats and many birds of prey. Whether you like it or not they are part of the ecosystem now. I saw a 15 foot python deep in the everglades last month and it was the beautiful sight seeing seeing this great animal in its natural habitat. One day soon the everglades will be the only place in the world where these snakes will be found in the wild

[@Uncle_Rico576]

@@misguidedangel6550 it’s there job dummy

[@misguidedangel6550]

@@Uncle_Rico576 pretty ironic you calling somebody a "dummy" and you don't even know what "their" to use in your post 🤡😂

[@Uncle_Rico576]

@@misguidedangel6550 ahhhhh yes me such 🤡

[@NicolasMP25]

Everybody in the comments complaining about them killing the python clearly didn’t watch or listen to what these guys said.

[@harpers1niter]

THIS.

[@mizer9510]

What did they say?

[@supermanfan3113]

@@mizer9510 by florida law they have to be killes

[@mariesantiago3960]

When they start showing up in people's back yards it will be a different story! They can swim very well.

[@BigDsmoke]

@@mariesantiago3960 People make comments and obviously have no clue about the topic. Invasive species can & do destroy ecosystems & kill off native animals in the wild. Where I live if say you are out fishing & catch a fish classified as an invasive species you must kill it or give it to game warden or facility etc to be killed. There's big fines for releasing them erc

[@evelynwildman1290]

Huge fan of Florida’s actions to remove invasive species. Python Cowboy is a favorite channel!!!

[@Jessica_Costantini]

Yes!!! Love python cowboys channel!!

[@davidgraham7325]

Wondering what rock memebes theory is on the 18 foot python that just killed the man in Pennsylvania

[@v.dargain1678]

Snakeaholic is another python hunter with great capture videos .

[@michaelsaltsman3271]

I saw a video of him catching a 17 footer

[@springdalton7417]

​@@v.dargain1678Good to know, thanks!

[@PAS_2020]

One more thing -❤️ how this guy interviews. This interview was as long as a documentary and he painted the most descriptive scenario I have ever heard. His two team members are also very eloquent. Very much enjoyed this.👍

[@CSWFL]

Thank you very much, Sam! We are very proud of our team and how well they can speak about what they do.

[@miltonhollis703]

@@CSWFL That Gentleman speaks for me also...excellent details" systematically learning more About matting habits, excellent hypothetical guesses, and finding The Female's by electronic transmitter" just Revving conference" SIR!!

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

He has a voice that makes people want to listen. He’s interesting about has in-depth knowledge. 😁

[@loriw2661]

I’m a reptile lover who has 2 Ball Pythons. While I don’t like the killing of reptiles this is a completely different situation. These snakes are devastating our ecosystem here in Florida and I’m very grateful for everyone who is trying to eliminate the invasive Burmese Python.

[@shawnawesome7770]

I do not understand why they can have hunting seasons for them and eventually exterminate them. Thought people were supposed to be good at that.

[@aeromedical6750]

@Lori W - newsflash for you. The trade of these snakes (to include all constrictor species) is what caused this mess. We need to outlaw both the trade and breeding market of these snakes in the United States. The vast majority of people in the U.S. who buy these snakes have no experience with husbandry of these animals. They very quickly find out they are in way over their head and then decide it’s a really good idea to release them in the wild. The Everglades is the PERFECT environment for them to thrive. They have no natural predators to keep them in check and a food supply readily available.

[@georgeparker8198]

@@shawnawesome7770 because the everglades are difficult to navigate. Hunters will go out and try to catch rhsse snakes but they can't possibly remove enough to make a real dent. One female can give birth to upwards of 40 eggs at a time. The numbers are crazy.

[@shawnawesome7770]

@@georgeparker8198 I get ya. But a python BBQ sounds yummy.

[@robynbryant4274]

@@shawnawesome7770 Yuck

[@waynegreen7970]

Awesome content and information! This team has an awesome media presence and communication savvy. The topic was presented in a clear manner that was easy for me to understand. I hope to see more content from them so I can learn more.

[@CSWFL]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@susanivey2179]

Outstanding presentation. I've referred several people.

[@booperry1719]

If anyone is caught releasing a snake that was a pet into the wild they need to be prosecuted and jailed to the max

[@bloodyspartan300]

they need to be used as FOOD. Soon enough they willl stop or run .

[@diablo666541]

@@bloodyspartan300 u got be dumbest person in comment section.

[@rockmemama86]

Except the majority is not from a case of pet release. It's actually hurricane destruction.

[@ralphmaione3rd]

Nobody is releasing animals.. It was one or 2 major events like a hurricane or something and it doesn't take long for them to reproduce.

[@charleshoang566]

They need to be feed to snake.

[@codyferrell1031]

Bet it's a 300lb-er out there somewhere deep in the Everglades. Shit is crazy.

[@danbrown7224]

Yup with even more eggs in her

[@josephoneil3093]

Wouldn’t surprise me one bit.

[@ryanward3822]

Nature always evolves

[@josephrogers8213]

Then.after two.hundred pound meal do the math

[@rockmemama86]

There's not even one that large in it's native regions. Just because they are new here, doesn't mean that they are just going to randomly completely change their species.

[@pdrobin1]

I don't know if this is possible and I am sure you already thought about it. Since you are releasing males back to track to females, can you sterilize the males so that the eggs laid are unviable?

[@lilacscentedfushias1852]

Paul Robinson I wondered about that too. But they get lead to the female snakes so it doesn’t matter if they have eggs.

[@demsandlibsareswinecancer4667]

That is a smart question my friend

[@terratrodder]

I had to spend 2 weeks in the Everglades for the military, scariest time in my life. The thought of me anywhere near where alligators and giant snakes are is a nightmare for me . I was glad to leave and will never be near those areas again! That being said, they are an impressive creature and kudos to this team for manning the front lines.

[@ColdBloodCreations]

I heard the military was becoming a bunch of twats...

[@xtr3m385]

Scared of gators and snakes? maybe a military career is not for you pal. Peace.

[@taramiller3236]

The mosquitos alone will carry you off😅

[@kelleyrancher]

I don't like I don't mind snakes too much oddly but I hate monkeys alligators and pigs I think there's really not a use for them in the world and they're ugly

[@charleshoang566]

You should joint navy, sharks are sweet animals.

[@ericwiltz6584]

A few years back I contacted one of the universities in FL with a hypothesis in an attempt to locate such species by producing an artificial microclimate in the everglades, or for that matter anywhere reptilian invasive species exist. In simplistic terms, I would use the sun with solar collectors warming water to create a warm microclimate in hopes the species will track to the warmer microclimate. There is more to it than this but that's the basics. Just a thought. Great presentation.

[@cchris86channelyo]

I like your idea of creating artificial microclimate to lure these reptiles. I hope it could be the solution to completely remove burmese python from florida.

[@ericwiltz6584]

@@cchris86channelyo Hi Chris, I hope someone gives this a try. To me the logic and I believe the science would support such a trial. Doing nothing certainly isn't an option. Just hunting them isn't the answer. I doubt eradication will ever happen but maybe this will help control.

[@Censored4UViaGoogle]

If a snake that size ambushes you you’re done. I’m 225 so there’s a good chance that snake could’ve eaten me. That’s insane

[@bkkorner]

What if you're like 120 pounds?

[@mikefinney423]

@@bkkorner Appetizer.

[@jeffhodge7272]

Humans are not really on their menu.It would eat you if it was hungry enough I guess but...

[@lunatears4384]

@@jeffhodge7272 yeah. they won't really hunt humans but it'll still happen sometimes if those snakes are desperate enough. in my country, they are native here and we have king cobras to hunt and eat them. when I was very young and people weren't educated on how to protect our homes from these pythons, we would occasionally get news on television about them eating sleeping people or young children. so glad that we don't really have news about them eating people anymore because of better education but there is still news about them occasionally eating our pets and livestocks though.

[@DrivenA111]

@@jeffhodge7272 don’t even think they can tell you’re a human. They can tell you’re a big meal. If it can’t swallow your shoulders…guess what? You’re already dead anyway

[@christopherromano9027]

I clicked to see the snake I stayed for the science lesson.

[@CSWFL]

We're glad you stuck around, Christopher! We're happy we're able to get our message out there.

[@keeper6458]

Holy cow. This was incredible! Thank you so much for keeping our environment safer! Such a huge problem!

[@misguidedangel6550]

These snakes are perfectly fine in the environment they have been here 40 years probably longer they keep the rat population down

[@undiscloseddesires6816]

The environment id screwed if these things keep getting bigger.

[@mooblink4ever899]

@@undiscloseddesires6816 you’re wrong! The environment is screwed because of humans. Fight me 🤖

[@davidgraham7325]

Rock mama kiss it

[@williamweir2744]

@@davidgraham7325 kill it

[@terrysigstad8999]

I remember when Florida discovered there were pythons in the Everglades. The was 25-30 years ago. What did Florida do? Nothing until the wildlife was drastically diminished. By then it was too late.

[@demsandlibsareswinecancer4667]

If you haven't learned that humans aren't about prevention so much as adaptation to the situation, you must be very young and very inexperienced in life.

[@rodmacd8357]

Hunting for them back then would be a literal needle in a haystack search. Majority of the Everglades is not navigable. It's only because there are countless thousands that any are caught now.

[@jfowler7604]

Fascinating! I like to be protective of animals but I know that non-native species are a huge threat to the ecosystems where they invade. There are many many examples including the Asian Hornet, Northern Pike, and of course these pythons. There are many many more and they can have a disastrous impact on native species.

[@TCK-9]

Although the northern pike is native to most of the areas where it currently exists which is most all of North America and Eurasia, it is only just invasive in limited bodies of water or basins where we introduced it for enhanced sport fishing where to our knowledge it didn't exist before but even then they are not sure in most cases whether it may have been eradicated previously to provide more space for species such as trout and salmon, since a lot of these limited invasive areas are usually surrounded by normal ranges. A lot of this was done in the last part of the 19th and first half of the 20th century when a local club or rich resort/land owner would make unilateral decisions about the biology of the lakes they fished on without consulting local, state, or local oversight. The key to their success is their very early spawn times which gives their fry and minnows an advantage over even their cousins the musky which allows them to feed on everything spawning after them; it really isn't the adult fish killing off the bigger bass or trout, but the baby's devouring the smaller, younger fish and continuing this pattern into adulthood - always a step ahead. A good one to bring up especially for fisher people like ourselves, but not really in the same category at all. At least they are tasty and incredibly easy to fish.

[@jfowler7604]

@@TCK-9 Excellent clarification.

[@beauzer36]

This has been the story of nature since the beginning though.

[@johnmcclintock8004]

Not to mention all of the invasive 'PLANT' species .

[@baroose67]

Q: What do you find in snakes this size when you necropsy them? A: Deer, moose, low flying airliners, small ships.

[@gingerdavis2006]

Humans… you forgot that one

[@baroose67]

@@gingerdavis2006 yes I did forget it. Humans for sure.

[@angelajoleefloria2564]

I highly respect and appreciate what all of these men (researchers, scientists) in the video are doing. They also are at risk when capturing them even though they are professional snake catchers. 🐍

[@nickbrittner9077]

Kudos to everyone involved in tracking and catching this huge invasive species!! Also, i have to give you guys credit for maintaining composure during this interview while also delivering perfect responses to some pretty dumb questions. Lol. Well done gentleman👏🏼

[@CSWFL]

Thank you, Nick. For us, it's about the science. We don't like to sensationalize.

[@georgerose8727]

In an area that size I bet 15' pythons are pretty common place seeing as you caught this 18' monster.

[@leeburgy3241]

So grateful for your information and your mission. Your work is cut out for you!

[@jamessparkman6604]

Can you fill the python hunters in On a little secret

[@CSWFL]

Thank you, Lee! And thank you for watching.

[@KoolKat4716]

I don’t really have any background or deep interest in snakes, but I clicked on this because of the catchy title. I somehow watched the entire video and was fascinated throughout. These guys are incredible speakers.

[@CSWFL]

That's great to hear, Kat! Thank you so much. We're getting ready to start putting videos on multiple subjects out on a regular basis. We hope you come back to check us out.

[@L8bro]

Somebody please give that team a pay raise.

[@RS-nr6zc]

There are way to many invasive species in the US. I'm sick of people being selfish and wanting an animal they shouldn't have and bringing them into our country illegally. It's disgusting how they smuggle them into the US. People should be fined heavily, if they are caught with anything that isn't native to the US and should go to jail for at least a year and have to work with people who understand how this affects our native animals.

[@diablo666541]

Thy brought in legally and your nobody to decide wat people have .shtfu

[@chitownphoenix1439]

Like some people

[@MrPocketfullOfSteel]

Did you say "snakes shouldn't come into our country illegally?" Do you feel the same way about............................

[@MrPocketfullOfSteel]

@Mordecai and Rigby Huh? What you talkin' bout' Willis?

[@rockmemama86]

So much misinformation in this comment.

[@Nemodog]

So much to learn about these invasive species and how we can be better at controlling their spread. This female python is a spectacular find and is a testimony to the Conservancy's service to its community. Well done!

[@olinroark3591]

Is she dead

[@eleanordyer9917]

How do you educate the Burmese python hunters from capturing the male trackers?

[@brandonhowe7544]

that's an excellent question!

[@travelnguy2002]

The "trackers" are tagged. Hunters are told to leave tagged snakes out there.

[@johnkaravousanos9675]

My burm grew from hatchling to 14 feet and 120 lbs. In three and half years

[@PAS_2020]

And may I ask, why do you have this thing? Just to be cool? Now you have heard the story. What are you going to do - will it to your grandkids?

[@unkownuser41190]

Having hognose juvies who are a year old & only weight 30-40g, it's hard to imagine that big of a snake lol. I'll stick to my hogs who don't get bigger than 3ish feet for the largest average female & 18-24in for large males. I don't like something that could easily eat my 4 yr old son.

[@roguetoxin5397]

I have a juvenile retic she's probably gonna get like 12ft and he's as sweet as a dog🥰

[@jenniferfloyd9179]

@@roguetoxin5397 your retic will get bigger than that when She gets bigger u will need other people with u if you have to lift her during her enclosure cleaning snakes are so beautiful

[@rockmemama86]

@@PAS_2020 they will average 15-30yrs. So not exactly necessary to will anything. And no it's not to impress anyone. You love them no different from having mammal pets. They're just taboo.

[@craftycrafter1960]

A problem is the Burmese Python is listed as critically endangered in their own native regions. They have done so well in Florida because of the massive terrain available to them.

[@judithhayashi854]

And no natural predators to control them.

[@billofrightsamend4]

Just think of the boots,belts, pumps and pocketbooks those things would make.

[@vinikamatv2309]

This guy was quick to mention the pet owners releasing pets a lot. Didn't mention the mass breeding facility that got wrecked by the hurricane and everything got out due to the poor workmanship of cheap building

[@longshotchameleons2428]

Exactly! I hate when they try and put the blame of all these invasive reptiles on pet owners leaving them go or they escaped their enclosures. Absolutely ridiculous.

[@rebelp311]

Well releasing pets is done on purpose, a hurricane is not! 🤦‍♂️

[@longshotchameleons2428]

@@rebelp311 yeah but you can't say that every invasive burm is from pet owners letting them go, that is just non sense

[@vinikamatv2309]

@@rebelp311 yes.. but a HUGE reason for the massive invasive species problem was the breeding facilities and not in fact pet owners releasing their animals which was very clear in my point.

[@deborahh2556]

Oh my gosh..😳

[@snakeman48]

That is one impressive gal you have on the table. My personal pet Burmese python was a male who was born and died in captivity. He lived 15 years, and was 14ft, 100+ lbs at his passing. The grade school kids he visited named him "Biggie" Was never an aggressive animal. He loved the kids fussing over him and loved to crawl through their hands. Never bit a single person his whole life.

[@8731GC]

How you old & long you think this 18ft snake 🐍 was in the wild ?

[@TB12710]

@@8731GC they said in the video this snake was most likely 15-20 years old. Maybe pay a little more attention to the details right ?

[@clineezwood7942]

So what.

[@rockmemama86]

@@8731GC generally over 10yrs

[@8731GC]

@@rockmemama86 fasho

[@vladtepes9614]

"Can they swallow an adult human?" Yes, they can. There have been several documented cases from Malaysia (edited: Indonesia, not Malaysia) in the past 5 years or so. It used to be believed that human shoulders were to broad for the snake to handle, but very large specimens are absolutely capable of such a feat.

[@stephendacey8761]

Thanks, now I know I'll stay out of Florida.

[@Dani-tp4wn]

They don't have a taste for humans though, they don't outright hunt us. They are ambush predators and may attack a person sure, but if they're fleeing and then striking you out of defense for chasing they won't go ahead and constrict and eat you. There's not much reason for humans to fear them, but yes to respect and generally stay away. Their bites alone are nasty, their teeth will shred your skin when they let go and will require you get stitches.

[@misguidedangel6550]

Ya and how many of these have ever killed a human in Florida? Zero. Now how many deer of killed humans in the USA? tens of thousands of deaths have been caused by deer in the US by cars hitting them. What about dogs? Dogs bite and Maim 1000s every year in the US and dogs are responsible for countless deaths in the US as well. I think we should kill all deer and dogs they are far far more dangerous then a python.

[@misguidedangel6550]

Any human that has ever been hurt from a python is because that person was messing with the snake. Burmese pythons never target humans. House cats are more dangerous then a Burmese python

[@cheriedewald914]

stephen dacey 🤣🤣🤣

[@jaredblanke2168]

I love that one of the questions was basically, “Do you think a python and a panther have ever fought?”

[@kelimyers3433]

A great video for education purposes. Shows how devastating these snakes are in the Everglades.

[@reeciastoglin2631]

Thanks for keeping the environment safe and invasive species should be eradicated!

[@angelajoleefloria2564]

I look forward to more of these informative videos. Thank you! 😊

[@PAS_2020]

I am so impressed by my humankind. How brilliant these guys are to arm “scout snakes “to go out and find the ladies. It sounds like Dion is a rockstar.🤣🤣🤣

[@diannlinebaugh4617]

I have a question I understand that they needed to kill this animal. My question is why in South Carolina they are breeding HYPER Timber rattlesnakes and COTTONMOUTH rattlesnakes to gather making HUGE snakes that are ENORMOUS AND DEADLY KILLERS. This man in SOUTH CAROLINA is trying to get SOME LAW PASSED ABOUT THESE SNAKES POSSIBLE SELLING THEM OR BREEDING THEM TO make larger and deadliest snakes possible. Check into this sounds CRAZY TO ME. What can these deadly BEAST do. To help the ENVIRONMENT OR TRULY CAUSE HAVOC on people. PLEASE AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS PLEASE.CHECK THIS OUT!!

[@diannlinebaugh4617]

He is going constantly to the WHITE HOUSE TO PASS A LAW ABOUT THESE HYPER TIMBER RATTLESNAKES AND BREEDING THESE BEAST. Also it hasn't been long ago a man in Reiligh North Carolina let a deadly ZEBRA Rattlesnake escape from his home and it is banned from our state. This snake could spit.. venom at least 10 feet at a predator and put their eyes out. This snake was finally caught by using a large sticky board to catch it look it up. These people who are so amazed and want such a deadly creature don't take in considerations of it escaping where they are kept and killing someone.

[@brandonrahe]

Great job on capturing this BEAST of a python! Wish I could tag along for a scout snake tracking session.

[@mizer9510]

No you don't

[@MichaelScott-hp6es]

How are you doing.nice meeting you here and where are you from

[@misguidedangel6550]

@@MichaelScott-hp6es I'm from Miami, why?

[@MichaelScott-hp6es]

@@misguidedangel6550 I just love to know you better.I’m originally from Poland.I live in Nevada

[@MichaelScott-hp6es]

@@misguidedangel6550 I’m a drilling engineer.what do you for a living

[@kathydavenport4422]

I wouldn’t want to run into that. I’m glad those guys got it out of there. Good work

[@murder13love]

Fantastic interview and faultless evidence... as an animal lover, I am gutted that they have to be euthanized BUT it is SO important to do so, if you value your local wildlife, you can't fault the work being done to remove them. Keep up the good work 🙌

[@CSWFL]

Thank you for saying that, Alex. We really appreciate that perspective.

[@murder13love]

@@CSWFL Conservation is the love of wildlife, sometimes these things have to happen in order to restore balance. Sure, a small population wouldn't do much harm but it will do harm and as seen, a small population can suddenly become an extremely large population before you know it. I'm jealous of your wildlife there in Florida, I hope to see it for myself one day. Education is key to a better future!

[@vickiparrish3235]

And, THIS, is what nightmares are made of!!!

[@entertainmentexecuti]

Big snakes are so sweet they need our affection and our love.

[@FreedomFisher410]

So how do I join the team? I would love to help out and make a difference. How do we get involved?

[@paulettebarrow9791]

Theres bigger then that out there, they have found 20-22 ft in other countries maybe bigger

[@michaellovetere8033]

Incredible! These things are huge, and they reproduce like crazy!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

It is crazy to think that Green Anacondas can grow to 20 feet, and weigh nearly twice what this Burmese snake does!

[@BeatriceFlowers]

@@curbozerboomer1773 My stomach flipped when they said that. 😲

[@leathertophat2705]

@@curbozerboomer1773 reticulated pythons are even bigger than green anicondas. Retics can get to 30ft in rare cases and average out at 20ft when fully grown

[@garyherlth9031]

Great job guys. I always watch Python Cowboy. Great KZbin channel.

[@flyrobin2544]

To think she was capable of eating anyone of those guys whole.

[@CSWFL]

Our team is very experienced. Fly. While it was, indeed, a very big snake, the team knows how to handle themselves and always keep a safety first mindset.

[@peforster6725]

Right! If they were a deer...

[@flyrobin2544]

@@peforster6725 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHu6p4eZi92Lbrs

[@Inboden69]

eradication is on the table if FL would take the gloves off, they have so few people hunting these due to gov licensing. Open season and these things would drop massively with rewards for each snake similar to the licensed catchers.

[@billytarpon9871]

how about a giant shinner trap? instead of a net , use a black tarp , about 100 ft square during cold weather, it should fill with snakes warming on the black surface , instead of pulling the trap with a boat, lift it with a chopper and head for the gulf . where the sharks would love them.

[@justintime753]

The shark idea would definitely work

[@fredwhisman7866]

I love your plan, we could do the same in Miami, use Welfare Checks for bait and eliminate the Democrats!!!

[@paulbucci350]

I don't see any way of getting ahead of the cycle. If every Python is replaced by 50

[@josephrogers8213]

Turkey loads SOS

[@BigDsmoke]

Everybody complaining about the python being killed need to GO LEARN ABOUT INVASIVE SPECIES and how devastating they are to an ecosystem. In my state you must kill ANY invasive species you catch wether fishing or whatever or turn it over to a game warden so they can kill it.

[@misguidedangel6550]

House cats are an invasive species in the USA they aren't from here. The snakes are good for the everglades

[@Persona6Blue]

I think the issue is there's so many videos of the invasive species being inhumanely killed. Which most likely isn't what happened to this python but those other videos sure have affected the mindset of the people.

[@cheriedewald914]

Misguided Angel You sound like a broken record.

[@jaredbard1]

@@misguidedangel6550 are you learning disabled

[@robert48044]

I don't see many complaints if any, I do see its sad but has to be done

[@longshotchameleons2428]

Truth of the matter is that not all these burms they catch are from ppl letting their pets go. A hurricane took out a huge breeding facility which is likely where the vast majority of invasive reptiles came from. In no way am i saying ppl haven't left their animals go or their pets escaped because I'm sure it has happened but to place the entire blame on that is just ridiculous in my opinion.

[@demsandlibsareswinecancer4667]

You are correct sir

[@cchris86channelyo]

I don't understand how and why there were breeding facilities, of these extremely dangerous foreign predator, in florida... those ppl related to the breeding facilities should be sentenced life time.

[@judywaddell6065]

that photographer with the white hair. Even if he is from a newspaper, how many damn photos does he need to take. He was very annoying getting in front of the camera!!!!.

[@matthewmaxcy1574]

Sadly this us ONE species one problem they haven't even tackled or addressed I should say the fact that there are indeed anaconda now also in he everglades and they to have been seen and witnessed in the waters , and that's a serious threat as we are more apt to see pythons on land whilst he anaconda frequents the bottoms of water in hiding and to maneuver from area to area than over land,few yrs back I hear of a handful of people who witnessed a massive anaconda wrapped up and around a manatee in a channel one morning ,now that's a serious threat ...

[@jeffhodge7272]

I've never heard anything about anaconda in the everglades. 🤔

[@matthewmaxcy1574]

@@jeffhodge7272 it's not just the glades, and there's been a handful of anaconda taken out of Florida, but hats just the problem ,anaconda frequent waterways and stay in well hidden marshy and covered thick waterways underneath the growing vegetation and grasses that grow over upon the waters, it's basically like trying to find the invisible enemy, but back when this all started when these snakes/and reptiles were let loose into the environment due to the massive storms destroying pet shops and people's homes a large amount of pythons,boas, and anacondas were left to the elements and as we see they are thriving... I seriously couldn't imagine just how MASSIVE a few green anaconda that are about what? 25/30 yrs old now? as we speak setting just waiting for its next dinner laying in wait in some Florida swamp or canal right now... smh...terrifying..... there's there's few videos on you tube of some people who caught some green anacaonda about 4 or 5 ft who well obviously are offspring of them.

[@SisterGoldenHair111]

Oh no 😢

[@patmcbride9853]

Easier to wrestle a snake than to put a large, drunk human in handcuffs.

[@wyomingadventures]

Snakes are pure muscle that has to work constantly.

[@JasmineKnight101]

I applied to help capture them , we are in highlands County and we're already seeing them here . I would love to work east and north lake Okeechobee. If we don't start working this area soon they will take over , the one I saw off 66 was at least 8 feet long . Let me know how to get involved quickly..

[@JasmineKnight101]

My 22 year old son and I want to do this.

[@codyferrell1031]

Love this. & ingenious of y'all making an educational press conference out of this!!! Other conservationists' organizations should take note when capturing record breakers or invasive species (making a long educational vid).

[@CSWFL]

Thank you, Cody. We really appreciate you taking the time to learn more about what we do.

[@stephendacey8761]

@@CSWFL It's nice you guys appreciate people respecting your hard work. Keep up the Great work.

[@VWrinkle13]

Humans are the most invasive species of all, guess they should take care of us too, by this logic. You can "love" that also.

[@3RTracing]

what other constrictor species are over running Florida besides this specific python variant?

[@debbieolmsted759]

Good job you guys! It’s just sad that someone in the pet business was so irresponsible and released a pet into the Ecco system.

[@raventrickin]

It could’ve been an accident like during a tornado or hurricane but I’m sure there are people who have purposely left them out

[@MichaelScott-hp6es]

You are right Debbie.how are you doing beautiful Debbie

[@MichaelScott-hp6es]

Where are you from

[@barbwilson6834]

These animals weren't let go the hurricanes destroyed a big breeding facility an they got out.

[@MichaelScott-hp6es]

@@barbwilson6834 how are you doing barb.nice meeting you here

[@nicknick2903]

Correct me if I'm wrong but but was there a not a 21' reticulated python caught under someone's house in Florida about 25 years ago I think I had eaten All the cats In the neighborhood

[@CSWFL]

I cannot say for sure, Nick. We are not claiming this snake is the longest one found in Florida; at 215 pounds, it is the biggest by mass.

[@nicknick2903]

@@CSWFL Thank you for that info

[@hjs1378]

You're correct. It was 20+ feet long, living under a house and venturing into Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale at night to eat the racoons! Late '80s story I think. Edit: just googled it. 20+feet long and 250lbs caught there in August 1989.

[@pyrovania]

I remember a story about someone finding a Nile crocodile on their porch in Florida a few years ago. Those things get to be 20 feet long and definitely they eat people. Also definitely not native.

[@juliepippin8710]

That old Grey haired man should be told to get out of people's camera shots. Just so annoying.

[@jackhuffman9313]

We got snakes bigger than this in Texas… just haven’t seen it yet… lol

[@DrewAllen]

“One one thousand…” had me dyin. Perfect.

[@kaleb-sp5rr]

How do I email this Ian barczeck guy, I'd be very interested to go down there and help catch snakes but don't know who to contact or how to get into it. Please let me know, thanks

[@daveoe7847]

Great Job guys for your intelligence. Ten years of work

[@CSWFL]

Thank you, Dave. The team works incredibly hard!

[@waynerumambi3024]

Thank God it was found!! The damage has been done but if all 122 eggs hatched we could have had a nightmare. Thank you guys for all that you do 👍🏼🙏🏼

[@danbrown7224]

There's a bigger female out there with even more eggs in her about to hatch them

[@feuerling]

​@@danbrown7224 But this one isn't, so it's still a win.

[@myzislow]

Lol, ferrel cats do way more damage to the ecosystem then some snakes. But nobody cares about those....

[@rockmemama86]

Reality only 10 would ever make it to adulthood

[@rodmacd8357]

You'd need to catch one of these every day for a couple years to even make a dent. They've been reproducing out there since the mid1980s!!!!

[@BillyMack48]

State of Florida needs to escalate their process of eradicating this problem as it is completely out of hand!!!! Start with ban on pythons and exotic animals in Florida!!

[@Jessica_Costantini]

They banned them years ago along with a bunch of other exotics. The problem is the rate they reproduce So scary

[@BillyMack48]

@@Jessica_Costantini Talk is cheap, this problem is in emergency status and Florida needs to develop a comprehensive program starting with a hard core ban onimporting exotics coupled with enforcement and hard penalty for possession. Next they need to pay reasonable fees for capture and removal thus providing for a hard core approach to riding constrictors permanately. Also there needs to be a research piece that perhaps will allow for the snakes to be able to breed. It requires a total effort otherwise it is just bs.

[@rodneywroten2994]

Do you dispatch them in the field or bring them to the Lab and after test you put them down. plus do you store them all OR JUST KEEP CERTIN ONES

[@billofrightsamend4]

Rerelease the Jaguars into the everglades and they will take care of those pythons. Jaguars did once live in Florida and Louisiana.

[@lisaannrader9022]

There are Panthers in the Everglades & this Python can kill a panther!

[@chiricahuaapache5132]

Release some tigers, lions Nile Crocodiles and Rwandan Mountain Gorrillas.

[@pyrovania]

@@lisaannrader9022 Jaguars eat caimans and other large reptiles.

[@imapip6313]

Very, Very interesting!! Thank you for teaching us so many facts about these Pythons.

[@hairyparatestes1183]

I don’t have the balls to “just jump on” a python the big. That snake would have no problem wrapping up a full size adult.

[@kathymac21]

Maybe with a very large and sharp knife or a big gun!

[@benth162]

I am wondering if that one was the one you guys went out to measure that the "Python Cowboy" caught, because at the time the measurer said it was the largest to date which measured, If I remember correctly was actually 19' 7", or is this one on the table another even larger python?

[@sharonmcclurg4989]

I have been watching your show. Im thankfull that what your doing that is at good thing that you are doing I have never seen at snake this big.

[@billyhgunn]

Would a smaller Burmese Pythin have smaller sized eggs???? I know maternal body size will determine the size of the clutch, but does a bigger mamma mean bigger eggs. or would eggs from a 4 foot python be the same size as eggs from a 8 ft python?????? I'm usually good with rptile info but this question eludes me.

[@jenniferjasmin136]

Is the species getting larger?

[@BeatriceFlowers]

Ian, the Thor of Florida Conservancy :)

[@rdelamadrid]

Think about how much native Florida wildlife this thing killed on order to get to that size.

[@rockmemama86]

Think of how much the neighborhood cats have killed🤷‍♀️

[@rdelamadrid]

@@rockmemama86 yup. That's why I shoot any that I see in my yard if I can get to my rifle fast enough.

[@rockmemama86]

@@rdelamadrid I would agree to an extent. Someone's pet.... yeah that's a dick move. A feral that belongs to no one but everyone claims is the neighborhood cat and everyone feeds it, yeah have at it. Someone's barn cats are actually necessary for barn life leave them alone. A completely feral population living in dumpsters warehouses, abandoned buildings, and culverts, yes absolutely. See when a cat is someone's animal it's their property just like any dog would be. Kindly keep trying to educate them on the damage they do when they're indoors and outdoors or just outdoors. We grew up on the farm and we actually needed a crew of cats to keep livestock and food stock safe. But I have persuaded multiple people who I personally know closely that their cats have no reason to be out, it's just you feeling guilty for having them inside. They typically say well I care about their freedom, I want them to feel like they still can run free. Do whatever a cat does. I wouldn't want to be cooped up in the house for the rest of my days. I care too much about animals. And that's typically when I say yes and if you really truly care about animal's and wildlife, then you'll understand that domestic cats are actually no longer wild animals and only devastate the natural wildlife around you. Yeah but they're spayed/neutered. Reproduction is only a part of the problem. Even if you feed them well they're still likely killing native wildlife because it's instinctual. You can't make an animal not have prey drive. Cats are even known to kill when not hungry, just to kill. You realize that one single cat will have a kill record of 300+ animals in a year even if they don't eat them. Even if you feed them. Even if they spend x amount of time indoors. Even if they are spayed/neutered. They don't just kill mice. Anything from birds, to farm stock like chickens to rabbits, mink. To wild raccoons, possums, rabbits, ground hogs, etc etc. They can kill things twice their size. They are not a bobcat. They are as invasive as the pythons in Florida and truly are even more of a threatening problem than the pythons in Florida. It's just people love cats because they are fluffy and cute even if they are diseased and feral people still care about them, even if devastating the entire world's ecosystems. Yet the pythons who literally can't freeze or become a mass issue anywhere except extreme southern Florida maybe just maybe in 100+yrs be able to survive northern Florida maybe Georgia and Mississippi. But that's pretty far fetched. All of a sudden everyone fears the spread of the invasion of pythons across the southern US because ohhhhh how devastating they are they're going to wipe out everything in their path. Ok so tremors was a complete fictional movie, that was worms not snakes. A single snake will have less kills per year than a single cat. Cats can survive anywhere in the North American continent, pythons can't. What should people really fear here? If the native wildlife is what people really care about. And not just because they hate the snake itself. Fear driven hysteria.

[@rdelamadrid]

@@rockmemama86 just like you were saying that spayed/neutered cats still kill wildlife, there's no difference between feral and pet cats in that regard. Pet cats still kill. And while they're stalking birds around my bird baths and feeders, I don't have time nor do I care to try to figure out which is which. I've only got time to get to the rifle in the coat closet by the back door and try to get a shot off.

[@matthewwarfield4302]

@@rdelamadrid I'm with you! Responsible pet owners don't let their cat outside. Mine only goes out with his vest on and NEVER alone. I used to have a feral population living down the street. Couldn't go outside to shoot them so I had a 22 size hole in the bottom corners of every window screen.

[@newtheory785]

Well done gang. Great work!

[@conniewolf7300]

These snakes are definitely destroying the environment there!

[@mooblink4ever899]

How?

[@grant5864]

@@mooblink4ever899 They eat the native species, and they basically have no predators.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Excellent presentation.

[@majorleaguinfidel]

Ian Bartoscek was my neighbor as a kid and friends with my brother. All of them and their friends had pet snakes as kids that I hated. Never would I imagine we would have snakes like this in our backyard. INSANE!! And I still hate snakes 😬

[@aedigus11]

whos your brother

[@a.f.7246]

Me too.creapy

[@kenhedges]

Keep up the great work that your team is doing!!

[@tessthef1rst]

Where exactly was this momma Burmese Python 🐍 caught? Are they all in the Everglades proper or since you’re based in Naples, was it closer to SWFL? I guess we are trying to find out how far away from the Everglades are they living? Signed, a nervous St. Petersburg resident.

[@msmk1122]

They're found in all of the preserve areas. Naples is only 20 minutes or so from the closest state park/preserve area, it's not out of the realm of possibility that they could be found in the cities. Most likely they'll stay in the forests and swampy areas because of food sources, but it is possible.

[@brandonrahe]

You're totally fine up in St. Petersburg! Pythons in any density haven't been found that far North yet.

[@phlodel]

@@msmk1122 They will happily consume dogs and cats.

[@mizer9510]

@@phlodel Yeah but they wouldn't like it

[@CSWFL]

Hi Tess. This particular snake was found in the Picayune.

[@markhonerbaum3920]

The old browning 12 gauge is worth a cell phone any day of the week, take the head to the taxidermist.

[@lydiaboyce3918]

Horrible how the ignorant and careless people who bring these animals into the United States. One more thing to worry about

[@justanunknownfriend5091]

I got my sister and Albino Burmese Python in 2006 and she was 11ft she is now been donated to a museum, over 18ft and 175lbs

[@diablo666541]

What did pay for it hatchling went for 600 n 90s

[@jn8559]

Put a sizable bounty on these pythons and their numbers would rapidly decrease.

[@beekind6267]

Didn't DeSantis just hv a contest for catching pythons?

[@Duck-dp7mq]

There is already a bounty on a lot of invasive species, plus there are yearly contests.

[@bloodyspartan300]

pu the bounty on those who transplant

[@L8bro]

He's got his work cut out for him. Godspeed.

[@johnnysechrist6313]

They grow their entire life. In Ocala i've rid the neighbor of a few bears and gators....keep your eyes and ears open. Walk your furbabies on a leash even if your yard has a chainlink fence. Large PVC pipe can be used also to trap large snakes...look it up.

[@bluejeans8001]

Keep up the great work.

[@tincuptimmetaldetecting9259]

I'm wondering why they're even legal to possess here in the U.S.!

[@stefanhayes4818]

Do the legal hunters have access to some sort of way to scan the tracker ?

[@carolyncarlson6410]

If they're big enough to eat a deer, they will eat a child... js...

[@rockmemama86]

Except family dogs kill more children than all reptiles across the globe every year and python child eaters are 99.9% of the time urban legend and hoaxes.

[@ostint912]

So are these snake’s considered good eating or like what else do you do with them after you euthanize them?

[@charliemiller1934]

This is wonderful. I'm from Western Australia and we get some interesting wildlife but this is amazing. We have over 1m wild camels, wild cats and toads all destroying our eco system also introduced by humans. I think you are doing amazing work and the size of the python is just hard to comprehend. Great work!!!!

[@onlyjuan100]

Do you have a video of the necropsy? I love watching them with the big burms

[@kevinhampton7215]

It was a great documentary, the men did a great job of explaining everything . Thank you for all you guys do.

[@kevinhampton7215]

Crush them unmercifully

[@Technotrad3r]

What's the name of the documentary?

[@BBradshawProductions]

Not only I have to worry about poisonous snakes and spiders, I now have to worry about pythons eating me too?

[@kellybockholt5641]

Thank you for being so brave and dedicated to keeping invasive species out of nature. We appreciate you!

[@CSWFL]

Thank you, Kelly!

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

How dangerous is it to camp in Big Cypress with a small dog in my tent? Is closing a tent very securely effective? And how effective overall, are private contractors ill the Python cowboy in python control? Thanks.