When the Schrecks did not return from their trip on Thursday, concerned family members called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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The state will train hunters to avoid mistaking the python for native snakes, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) spokeswoman Carli Segelson said.

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"We weren't able to see them, we were only able to hear them, " Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino told the affiliate.

CNN: Family safe after Everglades adventure

The calf's mother was moved, and officials discovered the calf was older than initially thought, so it was allowed to swim away into Tampa Bay, said Andy Garrette of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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