Florida python problem gets another potential solution—dogs

Florida python problem gets another potential solution—dogs Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 Truman sits near an area where he tracked down an 8-foot-python, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Miami-Dade County, Fla. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation is beginning a new program to use dogs to sniff out invasive pythons. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission via AP)AP Facebook Share Florida’s snake-y situation is getting some canine relief. ABC News reports that the Sunshine State—which is currently being plagued by an invasive species of Burmese pythons—has unleashed python-sniffing dogs to help combat the problem. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) trained the python-sniffing pooches—a black Labrador named Truman and a point setter named Eleanor—for over a month before putting them to work.