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Helen Killer, ‘Python Cowboy’s’ blind dog, becomes secret weapon for hunting invasive snakes in the Everglades

THE EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - A python hunter has teamed up with some mighty canines to help sniff out snakes, but one of them is no ordinary hunting dog. Deep in the Florida Everglades in the dead of ...
WPTV-TV

Blind dog named 'Helen Killer' is 'game changer' for Everglades python hunter

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, Florida — As Burmese python sightings continue across South Florida, local trappers are looking into new ways to track down the invasive reptiles. Mike Kimmel, a python ...
Sacramento Bee

Blind python can’t escape equally blind hunting dog in Florida swamp, video shows

The 9-foot Burmese python was temporarily blinded due to shedding, trapper Mike Kimmel noted. Python Cowboy video screengrab One of Florida’s best-known wildlife trackers defied logic by taking a ...
Charlotte Observer

Dog famous for tracking pythons in Florida dies in hunting accident, owner says

A dog famous for going nose to nose with Florida’s invasive pythons and iguanas has died in a hunting accident, according to his owner Mike Kimmel, a professional tracker known as The Python Cowboy on ...