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Populations of invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida have flourished in recent years. That comes despite over 40,000 pounds of the pythons being removed by one conservation initiative alone.
Miami-Dade county sits just to the East of the Florida Everglades, 7,800 square miles of pristine swampland and untouched wilderness. Nowhere in my home state of Florida have these invasive Burmese pythons flourished more than in the Everglades but with Miami right there then there is bound to be spillover of these snakes into the urban sprawl of South Florida.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Removes Burmese Pythons From Vehicles
A video shared by the official Miami-Dade Fire Rescue account has been going viral over the past 24 hours.
In the post on X (formerly known as Twitter), MDFR explains how the first was caught at 11:41am on the 23rd and the second Burmese python was captured just after midnight.
The first snake was found coiled up inside the engine compartment of a tractor trailer (semi) truck. While the second python was discovered in someone’s backyard.
This week, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s (#MDFR) #VenomOne Lt. Jolie Vandervlught responded to two separate calls involving invasive Burmese pythons.
The first incident occurred on August 23 at 11:41 a.m., when a python was found tucked inside the engine compartment of a… pic.twitter.com/H5AtAEPiTp
— Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (@MiamiDadeFire) August 28, 2025
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s ‘Venom One’ Lt. Jolie Vandervlught was responsible for capturing both of the invasive snakes. The fact that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has a ‘Venom One’ response team to capture dangerous snakes is just one more reason I love my home state of Florida.
The Venom One Response Team maintains a database of antivenom for potentially lethal bites in South Florida but also spends time relocating and capturing invasive snakes.