With the end of python season looming...
Dang, son. There he is. -The clock is ticking...
Come on. Whoa!
They're running out of food,
and now they coming out of the Everglades.
Ooh! Oh,look out!
But there's no end in sight.
-Look at this thing! Oh! -Aah!
More unpredictable than ever...
-He's tangled up my hair! -Oh, my God.
How'd he do that?
...invading serpents turn up in corners far...
It's worth it right now, baby. Come on!
-and wide... -Whoa.
And that's one y'all caught right here?
Your workers must be terrified.
And the hunters struggle to keep up.
Right here.
Oh, my God.
-Whoa! -Oh!
Grab him. Be careful, Bruce!
Nice python. Whoa!
On the outskirts of the Everglades...
That's all the orange grove?
-That's what it looks like. -[whistles]
King of the Swamp Troy Landry and his partner Pickle Wheat
head out to a citrus farm with a python problem.
Their goal: Determine if there's enough snakes
to make it worth their while.
That's him on the forklift.
Mr. Bobby is the owner of this citrus farm
me and Mr. Troy are gonna go check out.
It's just orange trees and grapefruit trees
for miles and miles.
What's going on over here?
Hey, how you doing, man?
-Mr. Bobby? -Yeah.
Troy Landry and this is Pee-wee.
Hey, how you doing? Nice to meet you.
Y'all been seeing snakes? Y'all been seeing some big snakes?
Seems like we've got about four or five of 'em
out here this summer,
just coming in through the hedges.
So they just made their way here like in the last year?
Just in the last year.
Before that, y'all had never seen none.
No. You know what? I've got a big skin.
-That one I got. -Yeah.
They moving faster than people think.
They moving. They coming out of the Everglades.
Whoa.
And that's one y'all caught right here?
My guys don't like going in the field
picking oranges anymore.
That's a big snake.
Let's go try to find one of those, huh?
Yeah, I'm all for it.
-All right. -You gonna show us?
You gonna point us in the right direction where we should go?
Yeah, yeah. I'll show you guys
where we probably oughta go out here.
-All right. -Sounds good.
This skin's about 12 foot to 13,
14 maybe, foot long.
It impresses me,
so if they pulled that snake out of this area,
I'm excited to get up in here in these orange trees
and see what we can pull out.
Look on the ground.
Look at all the dead oranges on the ground.
That's gonna attract all kind of wildlife.
Oh, look at the tracks right here. Look.
Deer tracks, raccoon tracks.
And that's what the snakes are coming for.
Can you imagine a big old python
sitting up in here in the tree
while my guys are in here trying to pick?
Just come sliding right out at you.
I would die.
You know, it's one thing
to be looking for a snake and finding one.
But when you're doing your job or picking oranges
and then all of a sudden...
No, I couldn't imagine.
I bet your workers are terrified.
Yeah, a little bit.
What?
They're running out of food in the Everglades.
Now they coming out of the Everglades.
Yeah, I'm thinking they're coming out here.
We got, like, a little pond back in there.
It's kinda untouched area back in there,
a little wetter, wet ground.
That's why we never planted it with citrus.
Look, you can see, Pee-wee.
Look where they coming across out of the woods.
They got one right there, too. Look. See where it's flat?
There's the orange grove, a drainage canal,
and on the back side of that is like a thick wall of jungle.
And, obviously, I mean,
that's where these snakes are coming from.
And we going in there.
We going in the thick of it,
and we're gonna try to see what we can pull out.
We can hunt till dark
and, you know, find our way back out after dark.
We might find four or five of 'em.
That's definitely where they coming from, though, hmm?
Yup, yup.
27 miles away...
Well, I'm back by myself.
With his partner Tes Lee away for the day,
veteran python hunter Bill Booth is hunting solo.
All my life I've hunted alone, so I'm used to it.
To keep the team on track
during the final stretch of the season,
Bill wants to catch six pythons,
a tall order without his partner.
It's nice to have someone help you out
and help you put snakes in the bags.
Bill wants to give himself the best chance for success
by going to his old stomping grounds.
I haven't been back here in years.
That's an old outhouse there, an old camp.
I'm gonna take the side-by-side and follow the buggy trail.
You can bail out of the side-by-side
a lot quicker than that buggy.
Oh, there's a snake right there.
Oh, where'd he go? Where'd he go?
Oh, yeah, right here, right here.
God.
Spiderwebs is all I've got.
Damn it, man.
Jeez.
Wish I had Tes here.
She's been spotting half the snakes.
Frickin' thing.
He slipped me.
I saw him from up there,
and I come down here, and now I can't find him.
It's an advantage to have that extra set of hands and eyes
to be out here trying to find these pythons.
You start getting used to having a partner
and someone to hold a bag or catch a snake or find a snake,
it really makes a difference.
What is that?
Right here, look.
Right along that log.
[laughs] I got you, big boy.
I got ya.
Ooh! Look out now.
Where's my helper when I need her?
Whoa!
I got him out from that log.
Now he's coming right at me.
Well, he's some kinda pissed off.
Oh!
Look out now.
Ooh!
God, he almost got my hand.
All right, I gotta move fast.
He's trying to get me.
Here we go.
I got him.
Nasty, nasty boy.
Bagging the first python of the day is a relief,
but Bill has a long way to go
to achieve his goal of six snakes.
There you go. Where's Tes when I need her?
Of course I don't have a bag.
I'll take my lunchbox and go.
In the southern Glades...
-All right, man. -There she is, buddy.
Oh, yeah, I like my airboats.
Zak has rented an airboat to reach a spot
he hopes will be swarming with pythons.
It's a gamble that needs to pay off
to justify the added expense.
-It looks good. -Yeah.
Today Bruce and I going way back to a sawgrass lagoon.
This could be a new honey hole for us.
Push it hard. Hard, hard, hard, hard.
Let's go, baby, come on.
There's only one way in and one way out.
There are a lot of gator crossings through the sawgrass.
A couple little thick spots.
See that little hole back there?
-Yeah. -That's where we need to go.
If we can find this one little entrance,
I think we'll be able to get on some big snakes.
I know it was a little rough traveling back in here,
but come on.
I'm coming.
I'll tell you what.
I'm here.
These snakes will be jumping out at us.
This is a great spot, I promise you.
Come on. It'll be worth it.
I hope so.
Dang, dude, look at all the cypress.
Here's some dry ground, buddy.
I'm good.
-Let's go get 'em. -I'll tell you what--
It's thick in here, man. Be careful.
It's a lot nicer under here than it is out where we were.
It's a lot cooler, though, huh?
Yeah. Make sure you're checking these bushes, man.
There's so many places where a snake could be.
Yeah.
-Hey, Bruce! -What you got?
I think this is one right here.
Damn! Aah!
I can't grab his tail.
Damn it, Bruce. Bruce, come on!
It's on the other side. Try to cut it off!
I'm trying to. I don't see it.
Which way did it go?
I had his tail. He's right here somewhere.
Crap.
Damn it, man!
I had him. I was this close, man.
That's all right.
-It was in my hands, man. -It happens, dude.
The snakes are here,
but catching them in this terrain
may be more than what Bruce and Zak bargained for.
These things are designed
to get through every little nook and cranny.
These invasive snakes have such an advantage out here.
No, he's gone. Look at all this junk.
-Yeah, I know. -There's holes for days.
You can't catch every snake you see.
Honestly, we lose more snakes than we catch.
But they are back here at least.
-Yeah. -Keep your eyes peeled, buddy.
Keep going.
I'm going back over this way.
All right.
Don't worry about it, man.
Can't catch 'em all.
Meanwhile, way up north...
Son, we're getting up here frickin' way out of bounds, boy.
Northern Glades.
I never come up this far north.
Python hunter Dusty Crum
is responding to a friend's request for help.
I got a call from my buddy Brett,
and he's saying he's seeing pythons
way at the northern end of the Glades, man,
and I don't think the snakes
have really established that far north.
They got the big indigos up there is the biggest snake.
Maybe he's seeing those,
and he just doesn't know really what he's looking for.
But, you know, it's a friend in need, son,
and it's kind of got my brain ticking, you know,
wondering are they really up there or not?
What's up, Mr. Brett?
-What's up, buddy? -Whoo.
Appreciate you making the trip. Good to see you.
It's been a long haul up here, boy.
Well, I'm sorry for bringing you up.
I know you ain't joking around with me.
I better come up here and check it out.
Got enough problems on the property.
I don't need snakes now, too.
I believe you.
Up here around the bend, I seen a couple in the brush,
and then I seen one go down a gopher tortoise hole.
I'd appreciate it if you could check it out.
I sure will, man.
You said just right up around the bend's
where you seen the last one?
Yup, on the way up to the house.
I'll go check it out, man,
and I'll meet up with you later, let you know what I find.
I appreciate it. I'll see you in a bit. Thank you.
Whew, son, I can't believe it. Way up here?
Dang.
Look, look, look.
Oh-ho-ho, it's game time.
Holy cow.
Where'd it go? It was just right here.
Ooh.
Aw, dang it.
Augh!
Dang, what the hell?
Right here, it was right here.
It was right here.
I thought I saw something for a minute.
I don't know if my mind's playing tricks on me,
it's getting too hot, or what.
But I been hunting and hunting
and I'm just not seeing nothin'.
I just gotta push through and keep looking.
Oh.
Whew! I can keep looking.
Hang on, he's right here, right here.
Look, look, look.
Ain't nowhere to grab it.
Man, he's right, it's a python.
Look at the size of your head.
Ah, gotcha.
Whoo! Son, I can't believe it.
Whew! He was right.
[bleep] python this far up here.
Oh, whoa, oh!
Aah! Son.
Watch him. This sucker turned so sharp on me.
Grr!
Golly.
Gonna wrap me up like that.
Gosh, these little ones.
See how they put that half-hitch on there?
Once they get you close,
they put that little hitch on there,
and that's when they really, really start to crank.
And for a little snake like this
to be able to crank me like that,
one big muscle, it's crazy.
Dang, son. I can't believe it. Old boy's right.
I mean, a frickin' python way up here, bud.
This is bad news, man.
Bad news for Brett and bad news for Florida.
Unbelievable, son.
Brett was right.
23 miles away,
Troy and Pickle hunt for the pythons
threatening the citrus grove workers.
You see? This a snake trail.
It's a big old trail.
This trail goes straight to the orchard.
Yeah, this is a big snake trail.
Lookit here, Pee-wee, old tires,
old tractor tires from 50 years ago.
Yeah, I don't know. Mr. Bobby must've piled this up.
I don't know for what. Oh, you know what?
He might be holding water back with this.
He might've piled this up to hold the water.
Oh, yeah, I see water.
Them cattails are right on the other side of this.
Oh, yeah, we gonna find some snakes there, Pee-wee.
This habitat here for these snakes is absolutely perfect.
I mean, there's a body of water,
and there's trees and brush piled all around it.
Nobody's touched this brush pile in years.
I can't believe we didn't see one in this big brush pile.
I'm waiting for 'em to crawl outta here.
This is perfect, perfect snake habitat.
I know.
I can't believe we ain't spotted one yet.
We're gonna walk in the woods around this big pond,
spend a couple hours till dark back here.
-See what we find. -Okay.
Watch we don't get lost back here, huh?
I can almost smell the orange trees back here. You?
-Yup, yup. -Oh, look, look, right here!
Oh, Lord have mercy, look at that thing.
-Watch it, watch it. -Whoo! That's a big one.
It is kinda blue, ain't it?
Yeah, it got a different color to it.
You think it's because of the orange trees?
-I don't know. -Ay-yi-yi!
I was gonna say, watch him.
Ooh, lord have mercy. Ay-yi-yi!
Grab the tail, grab the tail.
-Got it, got it. got it. -Whoa!
-Watch him. -Aah!
Oh, you let it go.
He was coming at me.
-Ay! -Aah!
Oh.
Watch him! Watch him!
-Oh! -Aah!
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi. I'm tired of him striking at me.
I want him to strike at you.
Aah! Whoo!
Look at it bouncing, huh?
Oh, that's what I'm talking about.
I don't have a sack.
It's in my boot, it's in my boot.
-Hurry up. -All right, P.
Good job, good job.
Boy, that thing was mean, huh?
I don't think the snakes
are going into the orchard to eat oranges.
But inside the orchard, it's a mecca for wildlife,
and that's why the snakes are concentrated in this area.
I think it's time to split up.
We need to cover some more ground here.
Whew! First one, babe.
17 miles away,
Bill has bagged two of his six-python goal
and is now headed into denser terrain
hoping to find more.
My approach is to get off the beaten path as much as possible
and get in the thick stuff.
There's some areas you can't even get into.
Right here.
Oh, yeah.
God.
I just barely lost it.
Frickin' 'nother shedding skin.
Oh!
Gol.
Son of a bitch, that thing almost got my face.
God.
All right, I'll try and get him.
He just wants to get up in that thick stuff.
Aah.
I gotta get him... to calm down.
All right.
Watch him.
God, he's feisty.
Ooh, it's so much easier with two people.
Gotta get him stretched out.
Oooh, look at him biting himself.
It makes it really hard to catch 'em
when their scales are coming off like this, the skin.
It just slides right out of your hands.
Oh, he's coming at me now. Look at this.
This thing's fired up.
All right, I got him.
What a little bastard, huh?
This eight-footer is worth $250
and keeps Bill on track for the season
as he awaits his partner's return.
I'm just gonna keep pushing on, you know.
As many snakes as we take out of here,
and you think you're getting a handle on them,
you know, we're just basically scratching the surface.
That guy gave me a run for my money.
Whew!
By the citrus grove...
I got a little pressure on me today.
Surprised by the number of pythons,
Pickle and Troy have split to cover more ground.
See if I can get a little vantage point here.
There's some snake trails going that way.
I know there's plenty more snakes in the area,
so I think that's in our best interest to split up
and catch a few more snakes.
I mean, honestly, you got a water pit in the middle,
and around it is all kind of sticks and trees
for them to hide in.
It's like a cereal bowl for snakes.
What the hell is this thing?
They got so many things
lying around the woods in Florida, I swear.
Looks like an old buggy,
like an old swamp buggy or something.
Could fix this baby in about a week.
[bleep].
A snake, a snake!
Oh! Oh, my God.
Uh-uh.
Come here. Ooh.
Ooh, there she is! Man.
Come on, you. Hold on now.
Me and you gonna have to get acquainted real quick.
Come here.
Aah!
Catching these snakes by yourself
gets your heart pumping.
Oh, man.
Stay on the ground.
Gotcha.
Oh, gotcha. Don't bite yourself.
Ooh. Almost got me there.
You're trying, girl.
Well, you ain't huge.
This orange grove is real close
to society and development over here.
And so it just really proves to me
that these snakes really are migrating
closer to homes and to,
you know, closer to civilization.
On to the next one.
Hey, Troy, where you at?
52 miles away...
-You all right? -Yeah.
I think it's getting thicker.
In search of pythons,
Zak and Bruce move further from the sawgrass lagoon
and deeper into island woods.
We on the high ground here.
This is where all the snakes are gonna be.
This is where all your rats, rabbits and coons,
all that kinda stuff hanging out, on the high ground.
They're not out in this water.
So now that we on the high ground,
I know we gonna catch some snakes.
Make a big circle in here, we might do good.
To navigate the dense forest...
Trees are getting bigger over here, too.
...the hunters have resorted
to using headlamps and flashlights.
We done broke through the other side.
You see anything?
The buzzards are circling.
Yeah.
Nothing but sawgrass out there, buddy.
Well, we made it to the other side of the island.
Yup.
Sawgrass just goes on and on from there, dude.
-Miles and miles of it, huh? -Mm-hmm.
What you think, dude?
Think we gotta go back.
I mean, we can't walk through all that sawgrass.
We can make it maybe a hundred yards
before we get all cut up.
You'd need a lot of Band-Aids
-to walk through that. -Yeah.
Might as well head back to the other side of the island.
-Let's get it. -Come on, buddy.
We got to go the same way, I guess.
Whew! Golly, I miss the airboat already.
Yeah, it'll be worth it, though.
Hey! It's worth it right now, baby, come on!
What you got?
He got a tail?
He's got a tail, and I've got his tail.
Damn.
Pull him back, pull him back.
-That's a good snake, Bruce. -Yeah.
Whoa!
Let me grab-- Whoa!
Oh, my goodness.
Whoa!
Well, it's crazy.
-Damn! -Whoa!
Okay, I'm gonna grab it.
-I think I can grab it. -Aah!
You all right?
Bruce, I got an idea. Headshot.
Grab him, grab him. Grab him right now.
-Grab him! -Got him.
There you go.
-I got him. -He wanted you, man.
-Whoo! -That was close.
Whoo! Here you go. I got it.
I got it, dude, I got it.
-That's a female. -I knew they would be back here
if we could find some dry ground.
-That's a female. Yup. -Is it?
This $250 snake
helps ease the pain of the one that got away.
We saw them on the way here,
so I knew they would be back here on that dry land
if we could just get to it.
And with a little bit of determination,
we finally got back here and it's already producing.
Dang, dude.
That one was a gift right there, baby.
-I like it. -Mm-hmm.
Bruce, you've got some fast hands, though, buddy.
Hey, you gotta be fast when you got to.
Come on, let's go catch some more.
You should walk through the swamp on your hands.
[both laugh] I wish it was that easy.
In the northern Glades,
as sunset approaches,
Troy and Pickle are back together,
ready to catch more pythons.
Lookit here, Pee-wee.
Look.
Look at the slide right here.
-Look. -Ooh-whoo.
Right here, look.
And that's nothing but a snake.
You see where it's draggin its tail?
-Mm-hmm. -That ain't no alligator.
Well, now we know something.
I guarantee you that's a big one.
We know where we at now. We in the right spot.
Let's go back, grab them last two, three snakes
we caught not far from here.
-Yeah. -We gonna come back out,
and tonight we gonna walk this area after dark.
They in here for sure. Right here.
But they close. We were too far back.
Let's go back, get our snakes. Come on.
Okay.
For the operation they got going on here,
160 acres of orange trees,
stop and think about how big that is.
And they got dozens of workers picking these oranges,
and it blows my mind
how many snakes we catching right here in this area.
I can see why the workers don't wanna pick up the fruit no more.
Look at this.
You can peel it off, and it's like paper.
That's crazy.
Right next to this orchard,
while Pee-wee and I are walking in the woods,
we find some trees that I've never seen before.
They soft, soft, soft.
You can peel the bark off with your hands,
and once you peel the bark off,
you can take your finger and push a hole into the trunk.
Oh, and look, the tree.
Look. You can make a dent in it.
Native to Australia and New Guinea,
paper trees are an invasive species
brought to Florida in the early 20th century.
They can grow up to 100 feet tall
and have been used as fast-growing wind barriers.
You know what's crazy about this place?
-No. What? -They got--
Oh, Pee-wee, Pee-wee!
Jeez! [bleep]. Look at this thing!
-Oh, my God. -Oh, my God.
Look. It's going around this big tree.
Go look on the other side. Make sure there's only one.
It's just one?
No, it's just one, it's just one.
He's wrapped around.
He wanted to go up this big tree to get away from me.
We need a game plan.
Over here, P, I got him.
We gotta get him out in the open.
Try to get around and get the tail.
-Aah! -Ay-yi-yi!
Look at the size of this thing.
-Aah! -Uh!
Can you grab the tail?
Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi! Aah!
I got him.
You got-- Ay-yi-yi!
-Get this out of our way. -All right.
You got this beautiful orchard and it's next to this--
Jungle.
I can't even imagine, dude,
picking fruit with my kids or something.
Gotta wear him down.
-Oh, yeah. -Oh, watch it!
Whoo!
We got to be extremely careful with this thing.
I can't distract him. You're gonna have to get him.
Oh, watch it!
Get his attention, Pee-wee!
-Make him look at you. -Come here, come here.
Go. Grab him right there.
Perfect. Got him.
Oh, this thing wore me out.
This nine-foot python is one less serpent
the farm workers need to worry about.
The best of both worlds.
They got a jungle to hide in
and an open place to catch their food in.
That's it.
Let's go. We gotta go right back this way.
Whew! Hot.
On the northern edge of the Glades...
That dang sure looks like a good spot for one.
Yeah, I don't know, son, if it was a one and done,
if that was the only python up here or if there's more.
Dusty wants to know
if the snake he caught is a fluke or a problem.
Well, old Brett, he's got a big ranch,
you know what I'm saying?
So if the pythons are established there on his ranch,
you know they're gonna be moving into other developments.
And it's got Brett and his old lady Carol
a little bit worried.
Look, look, look, see right there.
There's some more. Two of them, dude!
Holy cow.
One's going one way, one's going the other.
Ha!
Where's it going?
Sucker was on the move, boy.
There it is, there it is, right here. See it?
Golly.
It sees me.
Ooh.
Aah. I gotcha.
In the northern Glades...
Dusty fights a pair of pythons he didn't expect to find.
Dang, son, Brett does have a problem.
You see these snakes, they're all about the same size.
That means they're probably from the same clutch.
Oh, watch him, boy, he's on fire.
Ah, come on, gimme a shot.
Whoa!
Aah! Gotcha.
Ooh!
Bang. Gotcha.
Whoo!
Son, look at 'em.
See how light-colored these are?
They got a different kind of pattern.
I gotta tell Brett about this. Look at this.
These snakes are like identical.
That first one and these two are all probably litter mates.
These two snakes will fetch $300,
but their unique markings indicate a bigger problem.
It's like these snakes aren't the same
as we got down in the Glades, you know.
They're just a little bit different.
The pattern is looking different,
and it's almost like they're a different hybrid,
a different cross,
a whole different species up there.
This is a big, big problem for Brett
and an even bigger problem for the state of Florida, son.
Mm. Once they get established in an area like this,
it's gonna be hell trying to get 'em out of here.
Alone in the dark, Bill looks for one final python
before he calls it a night.
It's been a long day, you know, hunting on my own.
It ended up being, you know, a pretty tough task.
Whew, all kinds of tripping hazards out here.
Oh, right here, right here.
Look at this guy. Golly.
Oh, he's angry.
Gonna get him back here.
Uh-uh. You can't get me, can you, buddy?
Go ahead and try. Go ahead and try.
Oh, you son of a bitch.
Here we go.
Ooh!
Trying to bite the tree.
I would have to get a nasty snake.
God.
Come on.
Oh, I wish I had Tes here to grab him.
Are you freakin' serious?
All right, I'm going in.
Oh, yeah. Look at this guy.
Look at this sucker.
Heck, yeah.
Look how pretty he is.
Bill has reached his goal of six pythons,
but he will be happy when Tes returns.
Tes had to go back to the house,
kind of a last-minute emergency thing.
And I kinda missed her.
It was a good hunt, you know.
I did the best I could and caught a few snakes,
but sure do miss having my partner.
One more snake out of the Everglades.
51 miles north...
I hope that these are the only snakes here, son,
but something kinda tells me
that Brett may have a big problem here.
Dusty has spent the day hunting Brett's ranch,
and he's shocked the pythons have made it this far north.
Things change so fast in, like, a year's time, you know.
And I'm just hoping
by taking some of them snakes out of there,
it might slow 'em down.
Man, I was thinking you got lost.
Nah, man, you got quite a spread over here, bud.
You gotta be exhausted.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, son,
but these bags are full.
Three pythons.
I was afraid of that.
Yeah, I guess, uh,
you weren't crazy after all, son.
Finding them snakes, you know, this far north
is--is frickin' wild.
You know, If you see anymore,
definitely I need to know about it,
and I'll be right back up here putting them in the bag, son.
Because we can't let 'em, you know,
just keep taking over Florida.
We gotta stop 'em.
I'll have everybody watching the property,
and I'll put some more trail cams out
so I can keep a watch on 'em.
Yeah, that'd be a good idea.
Put some of them cameras and keep me in the loop.
I need to know about these snakes up here.
Man, I got a long way back to the Glades,
so I'm gonna hit the road, bud.
I appreciate it. Thank you very much.
All right, man.
-Good seeing you, too, man. -Keep in touch.
It's a different world right now.
It's a different world in these Everglades.
Ended up pulling three pythons up out of here, son.
But I gotta go back down south and get back to work.
You know what I'm saying?
Snaking ain't easy, baby, snaking ain't easy.
50 miles south...
Man, I'm about wore out. How about you?
Yeah.
A tough day of snake hunting
isn't getting easier at night.
Dude, you gotta slow down and look a little bit.
It's really wet back here, huh, Brucie?
You see anything, Zak?
-No. -Yeah, it's starting to get wet.
The water's starting to come up, huh?
We're gonna have to take our time,
'cause there's no running through here.
Since we're already back here, we're gonna try to catch
as many snakes as possible and make it count.
Water's deep too some places.
Watch out for crocs, Bruce.
-Crocs? -Yeah.
You didn't tell me about that crap.
Yeah, back here in the mangroves.
-Dude, look at this. Dude! -What?
Dude, look at the snake over here.
It's a big one?
Huge! Look how big.
-He takes up half the field. -Dang!
Be careful, be careful.
Look how long it is.
-That thing is huge, Zak. -No, Brucie.
It's two, it's two!
-Oh, [bleep]. -There's two heads.
I don't know if it's heads or tails around here.
I got his tail, I got his tail.
-Where's his head at? -I don't know.
You take care of yours. Get yours.
That one's pissed off.
You about to get smacked.
-This one's climbing up, dude. -Be careful.!
It's all right. I'm gonna let him.
I'm gonna let him to give us some room to work with.
That's a big one, Bruce.
Whoa! He's coming towards you, Zak!
Hold on, hold on, stop him.
-Stop him! -Be careful.
The other one's in the tree, man, come on.
Mine's right here, he's coming right here.
There's nowhere else to climb.
-Whoa! -Look at this one right here.
I know, they all over the damn place. Whoa!
Damn it. It's all right, it's all right, it's all right.
That's good for us. I got this one.
-You got his head? -Yeah.
-No, focus on yours. -He almost got me.
-I got mine, dude. -I got mine, too.
Hell, yeah, look at this one's holding on to the tree still.
I got the bag right here.
-Okay. -Ready?
-Yeah. -One snake--
One snake going in.
Watch out. The other one's gonna hit you.
-He's all up in my hair! -You all right?
No, look at him. He's tangled up my hair.
Damn. Oh, my God.
How did he do that?
Dude, leave the hair, pull the tail.
Damn, that thing's messing you up.
Hold on. I got him.
I got him out of your hair at least.
Not every day can be a record-breaker,
but catching two snakes at the same time
takes a little bit of the sting out of a long day.
It's so satisfying actually getting some snakes
when I thought today was gonna be a complete waste.
At the beginning, we weren't catching anything.
But to come out here and really push through
after Bruce was like "You know what?
Come on, man, we can do it."
Getting that extra encouragement from my buddy,
it's just really nice to see this happen.
Come on, let's head back home.
-This is a heavy one. -I know.
Deep into the night...
Let's go in here and we're gonna walk right,
like you did earlier this evening.
-Okay. -Right behind this dirty stuff.
-All right? You good? -Okay.
I'm good, I'm good.
Troy and Pickle make one last round
to check for pythons.
Okay, we're gonna stay close to the orchard.
We ain't gonna go way to the back.
These snakes are not scared of people.
They marching in and they don't care what's in their way.
It can be an orange grove, it can be a subdivision
with kids playing next to the woods.
These snakes don't care, and they so aggressive.
Walking through all them orange trees,
you wouldn't believe something like this exists back here, huh?
-Oh, snake, snake! -What? Where?
Right here, right here, right here.
Oh, my God. Whoo!
Bring him out in the open.
Whoa, watch him, watch him, Pee-wee.
Oh, no, you ain't going back in there.
Don't let him get away.
Oh, no, you ain't getting away!
Uh-uh, buster. You ain't getting away.
Oh!
Grab the tail.
Watch him, Pee-wee. He's going straight to you.
Oh, he's trying to get away from us.
But, you know, this citrus farm
is in the middle of the Everglades.
Now they're building subdivisions all around here.
So this, next thing you know,
they gonna be in people's yards.
The kids are gonna be on the swing.
Uh-uh. You ain't getting away.
The kids are gonna be on the swing set
or in the swimming pool, and next thing you know,
this is gonna be right out there with the kids.
Let me wear him down.
All right, Pee-wee.
-Ready? -Yup.
Grab him, grab him.
Good job, good job, good job.
Good job.
With eight pythons removed from the orange grove,
Troy and Pickle have brought some peace of mind
to the workers.
Them workers in that orange grove
are there working in them fields,
and it blows my mind
them snakes aren't bothered by them people at all.
They moving in.
But, you know, we did good at the orange grove.
Pee-wee and I caught a bunch of snakes.
We're gonna go tell Mr. Bobby thank you for letting us come,
and I know he's gonna be happy with what we caught out here.
I hope so.
That's a big snake, huh? He's heavy.
Right here, to get out the-- to go to the house.