The world's longest Burmese python caught in Florida

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Hunter stumbles upon the longest Burmese python ever caught in Florida. The previous record was (gulp) 18 feet and 9 inches long. Details are here ...

A Florida hunter recently caught the longest Burmese python the state has ever seen.

Jake Waleri, 22, stumbled upon the python in the Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee around 1 a.m. July 10. At 19 feet and 125 pounds, the female snake is said to be the longest of its species to have ever been recorded, according to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.Burmese pythons are deemed an invasive species in the U.S., meaning non-native species that can be harmful economically and environmentally to their newly introduced environment.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is home to many record-breaking pythons like this one. Last year, the non-profit hauled in

 

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