(WFLA) — A highly venomous blue-colored and balloon-like creature is washing up on a beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast ... creatures are often mistaken for jellyfish, but they are siphonophores ...

The duo were searching a group of ocean animals known as hydromedusa (commonly known as jellyfish) during their dives. These small animals live in deep waters and only come to the surface at night ...

There have been at least 25 documented sightings of Burmese pythons on the Treasure Coast since 2004 ... the ability to migrate north and west from South Florida because they’re crossbreeding ...