Considering the west coast of Florida the Pythons seem not to be very common west of Hiway 29. I saw 3 snakes that came from Collier Seminole State Park, saw one lg roadkill on Hiway 29 north of Alligator Alley about one mile, and I had a pic of a snake caught down by the Shark River and that's all I've seen or am aware of. Right where I am all the way north to Homestead Airforce Base on the coast and west as far as Ochoppee seems to be where you're more likely to see one. Around Shark Valley is a good place along the Tamiami Trail. To be honest with you it's been said the first ones were seen near Flamingo. It's rather odd that the hotspots are where they are. It is almost like a scientific experiment gone bad. I would really like to know where the original snakes came from because the average person wouldn't differentiate "wild areas" in terms of realease. We have the Flamingo and Shark Valley in the ENP as hotspots. The 3 snakes [perhaps more now] at Collier Seminole State Park etc all are well regulated patroled areas by law enforcement and other employees. Why are these snakes commonest in areas heavily regulated? It just doesn't make sense to me.....
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Tom Crutchfield

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