Editor’s note: Bill Kearney, who covers the environment for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, headed out to the Everglades, where he experienced a python hunt … of the canine kind. I’m on my ...

Otto, a famous python dog owned by Florida trapper Mike Kimmel, died during a hunt on July 5. But not before he sired a litter of 10 puppies.

Florida dog known for tracking pythons dies in hunting accident, owner says. The dog was hit by a car while chasing an iguana, Python Cowboy Hunts says.

Florida Blind dog hunts down blind python in Florida Everglades The "Python Cowboy" took his blind dog out for a hunt and was impressed with what she was able to find.

Florida wildlife tracker takes blind dog python hunting in dark swamp, and the dog ends up catching a 9-foot snake, video shows.

As the right-hand dog of Mike Kimmel — better known as the Python Cowboy — Otto became a fixture on Kimmel’s YouTube and Instagram pages, and a social-media star in his own right.

Florida wildlife tracker takes blind dog python hunting in dark swamp, and the dog ends up catching a 9-foot snake, video shows.

Florida wildlife tracker takes blind dog python hunting in dark swamp, and the dog ends up catching a 9-foot snake, video shows.

A blind dog known as "Helen Killer" tracked down a blind python with her extraordinary sense of smell during a hunt in the Everglades.

A blind dog known as "Helen Killer" tracked down a blind python with her extraordinary sense of smell during a hunt in the Everglades.