A Miami hiker's $180 citation for seizing a python at Shark Valley was dismissed, prompting calls to clarify park rules for invasive-species removal.

Conservancy biologists removed 177 Burmese pythons — about four tons — and more than 4,100 eggs from Collier County during the Nov–Apr breeding season.

A rare olive ridley nicknamed Tini nested on Jupiter Beach Park — researchers say it may be Florida's first documented olive ridley clutch. Officials are monitoring the site.