MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) – First responders specializing in catching invasive Burmese Pisons have had a busy week of reptile contesting in Miami-Dade County.
Lt. Colonel Jolie Vandervering with the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was called on two separate occasions after it was discovered that a large snake was sliding around the wrong place.
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A video provided by the fire station showed Vandervlust pulling one Python from the engine compartment of a tractor trailer.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Python was found inside a truck on the morning of August 23rd, in Fort Lauderdale. Another Python was found in the backyard of a Parkland home shortly after midnight on August 24th.
The video showed Vandervaint grabbing the snake with his head as the reptile wrapped the rest of its body around its legs. He eventually unravels the python from his feet and puts it in his bag.
Authorities said both snakes were removed without injuries to residents or bystanders.
Burmese Python sightings tend to increase during summer months when reptiles became more active, and first responders said that it would become more common for them to roam around urban areas.
The invasive snake “signs a serious ecological threat to South Florida, preying on wild wildlife and disrupts the sensitive ecosystems of the region,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue wrote in a social media post.
