Amy Siewe goes out at night, sometimes alone, to hunt pythons.

Police in South Florida say they have arrested the man responsible for killing a woman, dismembering her body and then stuffing her remains in suitcases.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida discovered and captured the largest python yet found in the state, measuring 18 feet long and weighing 215 pounds, according to a Wednesday news release.

Giant pythons have seemingly taken over the Florida Everglades and now the only way to get rid of them is to hunt them down and kill them. This week on Florida’s Fourth Estate we speak with William Graf from the South Florida Water Management District and he explains how these snakes have thrown the ecosystem in the Everglades off balance. Graf explains why it’s a battle we cannot afford to lose. Watch Florida’s Fourth Estate in the video player at the top of this story or download the episode on Apple Podcasts. Florida’s Fourth Estate podcast with Ginger Gadsden and Matt Austin looks at everything from swampy politics to a fragile environment and even the crazy headlines that make Florida the craziest state in the Union.