A monster 17-foot python that was captured in the Florida Everglades over the weekend is the largest caught so far under the python elimination program.

Officials say a Florida trapper has captured a record-setting python as part of a program to remove the invasive species from the Everglades.

One of the latest pythons to be caught in the Everglades is a record-breaker. A pair of trappers caught the 18-foot, 9-inch invasive Burmese python on a hunt working for the South Florida Water ...

Hunters caught a record-breaking 17-foot-long (5 meters) Burmese python in the Everglades on Dec. 1, but experts say there are likely hundreds of the massive snakes still in hiding.

The winner of the $10,000 ultimate grand prize this year was Taylor Stanberry, who removed a whopping 60 pythons.