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PHOTOS: Tracking invasive pythons through the Everglades

Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.

ABC Action News reporter Michael Paluska and photojournalist Reed Moeller spent the day with National Park Service wildlife biologist Matthew McCollister. He tracked four tagged male snakes called "scout snakes" in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Snake21.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake1.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake4.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake6.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake7.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake8.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake9.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake10.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake2.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake3.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake5.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake11.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake12.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake13.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake14.JPG Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake15.JPG Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake16.JPG Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake17.JPG Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake18.JPG Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake19.JPG Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS Snake20.png Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.Photo by: WFTS

PHOTOS: Tracking invasive pythons through the Everglades

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Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
Elusive and cryptic are all great adjectives to describe the invasive Burmese python. The apex predator, native to Southeast Asia, is now dominating and out-competing native species, and biologists are trekking into the python's new home to stop its spread.WFTS
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