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Conservationists stumble upon a group of Burmese pythons in the Everglades, engaged in a rare mating ball. Tracking males leads to discovery, aiding removal efforts to curb population growth. Over 1,300 pythons removed in Florida to date.
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SWINGING SNAKES: Group of pythons spotted mating in huge ‘ball’

Katie Dollard
Last updated: 2024/03/13 at 1:17 PM
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Pythons matting in a bizarre ball formation. (Picture: Jam Press)
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A large group of pythons have been pictured in a bizarre ball formation while mating at the same time.

The serpents were found in a compromising position by a group of conservationists, who found one female and four males embroiled in the act.

The Burmese pythons were discovered by the group in the Everglades, a wetland in Florida after they had tagged a male for research.

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Following the snakes on the tracker, they found him rolled up in a seven-foot-wide mating ball.

Two other males were found near the cluster.

Ian Bartoszek, a biologist at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, described it as “an impressive sight to see a large breeding aggregation of pythons in the wild”.

Conservationists stumble upon a group of Burmese pythons in the Everglades, engaged in a rare mating ball. Tracking males leads to discovery, aiding removal efforts to curb population growth. Over 1,300 pythons removed in Florida to date.
Bartoszek with the 16-foot female located thanks to a scout snake. (Picture: Jam Press)

He and his colleagues have been working on the program since 2013, which involves adult male pythons being tagged with a radio transmitter and then released as “scout snakes” to lead researchers to other pythons during the breeding season in early spring.

The newfound snakes are then removed from the wild, with the primary goal of preventing breeding females from producing more offspring.

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The “scout snakes” are then left in the wild to lead the trackers to more pythons.

Conservationists stumble upon a group of Burmese pythons in the Everglades, engaged in a rare mating ball. Tracking males leads to discovery, aiding removal efforts to curb population growth. Over 1,300 pythons removed in Florida to date.
Easterling (left) and Bartoszek carry out the big female and two male pythons zipped into their backpacks. (Picture: Jam Press)

To date, the program has led the conservationists to remove 1,300 pythons across public and private land in southwestern Florida.

From this expedition, the team captured a total of 11 pythons with a combined weight of more than 500 lbs.

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A spokesperson for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida said: “Florida is home to thousands of non-native species of plants and animals.

Conservationists stumble upon a group of Burmese pythons in the Everglades, engaged in a rare mating ball. Tracking males leads to discovery, aiding removal efforts to curb population growth. Over 1,300 pythons removed in Florida to date.
The 16-foot female was too large for a snake bag, so Bartoszek loaded the live snake directly into his kayak. (Picture: Jam Press)

“When these introduced species reproduce in the wild and cause economic, social, or ecological disturbance, they reach invasive status.

“We have responded to the emerging threat of invasive species by focusing research and removal efforts on critical invasive species for the bio-region, such as the Burmese python.”

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