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Southwest Florida Removes Four Tons of Invasive Pythons

6/16/2026

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The U.S. Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed four tons of invasive Burmese pythons during the November 2025–April 2026 breeding season.
Ian Bartoszek reported that 177 captured pythons weighed 8,080 pounds, females averaged 95 pounds (largest 153 pounds) and bore about 70 eggs, and one in four contained white-tailed deer remains.
President Rob Moher warned that without continued removals the snakes will keep harming wildlife, noting the program has removed 1,750 pythons weighing 53,000 pounds since 2013.

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The U.S. Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed four tons of invasive Burmese pythons during the November 2025–April 2026 breeding season.
Ian Bartoszek reported that 177 captured pythons weighed 8,080 pounds, females averaged 95 pounds (largest 153 pounds) and bore about 70 eggs, and one in four contained white-tailed deer remains.
President Rob Moher warned that without continued removals the snakes will keep harming wildlife, noting the program has removed 1,750 pythons weighing 53,000 pounds since 2013.