Think also about the Hurricanes hitting and transferring these pythons to other areas and even states!
Yes, some pythons were released directly by their owners into the swamps west and north of Miami. The biggest release was a “exotic animal pet store” that was destroyed by a hurricane crossing Homestead FL south of Miami. It destroyed the store, and several dozens of fertile pythons were released directly into the Everglades.
When stretched out near a county road, they resemble telephone poles.