The Naples Daily News and News-Press are working with the FWC in 2024 for a special Q&A series on the impact of the Burmese python in Florida.

Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently caught up with Amy Siewe, famously known as the Python Huntress. Siewe gave a lecture at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge ...

Q. Can a Burmese python smell? FWC: McKayla Spencer, the Nonnative Fish and Wildlife Program Coordinator for the FWC, told us snake species, such as the Burmese python, have multiple ways to smell and ...

Burmese pythons do have nostrils, which can detect certain airborne scents. But its tongue plays a significant role with this sense.