Like what they do for mankind wasn't enough already, dogs are being trained to detect a reptile's scent and alert handlers when they come across one. In a quest to eradicate the invasive species python, Labrador retrievers, Truman and Eleanor, have been attending class where the Florida Fish and Wildlife conservation commission trainers are using python-scented towels and live pythons with surgically implanted trackers to teach the dogs to pick up a snake's scent.

Truman in Miami-Dade County, Florida, where he sniffed the python