A slithering sentinel male python equipped with a surgically implanted tracking device led Florida wildlife biologists to what they are calling a “breeding aggregation” -- or snake sex party.

Lead field biologist Samantha Smith working a VHS tracking antenna to hone in on a python implanted with a tracking device.

Python observations outside south and southwest Florida are likely escaped or released pets." An online map to track sightings shows many snakes along the spine and coasts.