The informational article states, "...they have chemical receptors in their tongues and heat sensors along their jaw so they can hunt at night." This shows that even if they can’t see they can still hunt with other parts of their bodies because they have special hunting tools to use.
The newspaper article, "With no natural predators, these eating machines appear to be wiping out huge numbers of possums, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as many bird species." This explains that the pythons are eating local animal populations and wiping them out, even