A team of Florida wildlife biologists captured the largest Burmese python ever discovered in the state, officials announced Thursday.

An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the quest to rid the Everglades of invasive Burmese pythons—including a record-breaking, 215-pound giant.

The Biggest Burmese Pythons Ever Captured in Florida—Including a New No. 1 In October of 1979, while on a first date, retired Florida park ranger Jam Massey found an 11-foot, 9-inch road-killed ...

It was the largest Burmese python ever found in Florida, breaking a record set by the invasive species in 2016 at 140 pounds, according to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.

And he’s good at it. Now, Bartoszek and his team of python trackers have caught the most massive python ever recorded in Florida: an 18-foot female snake weighing 215 pounds and carrying 122 eggs.

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

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Her last meal was an entire white-tailed deer, and she was on her way to a rendezvous with a male snake when the largest python ever found in Florida met her demise. Weighing in at 215lbs (98kg ...

Snake hunters have captured a massive Burmese python in Florida that is the largest specimen of this invasive species ever caught in the state. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

The particular python found on Sunday is the Everglade's largest on record, but only by a smidge: In 2016, researchers tracked down a 16-foot, 140-pound serpent somewhere in the marshlands.