Both acknowledge the scale of the problem. Pythons have eaten their way through generations of rabbits, raccoons, opossums, bobcats, and birds. As their numbers grow, sightings of native species fall.

Peel skin from meat. Remove the silvery membrane from the muscle if you intend to eat it. Note experts caution about mercury in the snakes' flesh, so govern yourself accordingly. Salt the skin.

Peel skin from meat. Remove the silvery membrane from the muscle if you intend to eat it. Note experts caution about mercury in the snakes' flesh, so govern yourself accordingly. Salt the skin.

A Lehigh Acres family found themselves in a slithery situation when a friendly ball python decided to crash their pool party.