College student snares record long Burmese python near Miami
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence.Full story
Nearly 19 Feet! Longest Burmese Python Captured in Florida
Florida has a long list of problematic invasive species, from the vervet monkey to the lionfish, but the Burmese python might be the state's public enemy No. 1 — so much so that residents will hop out of their cars at night to catch one double the normal size. Full story
Florida tour guide wrestles 10-foot python
People on a tour boat ride in the Everglades had a front row seat as their tour guide jumped out of the boat and started wrestling a 10-foot python. WBBH’s Rick Ritter reports from Southwest Florida.
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68 pythons captured during Florida hunt
Hundreds of people searched through the Florida Everglades in an annual hunt designed to cull the python population, with the winning team catching 18 of the invasive snakes. NBC’s Tom Llamas reports.
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) combination photo of an 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python
REFILE - ADDING NEW OBJECT NAMEA Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission combination handout photo shows Jason Leon , who caught an 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python in southeast Miami-Dade County May 11, 2013. University of Florida scientists examined the snake and found that it was 128 po
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This May 15, 2013 photo provided by the University of Florida shows unidentified staff next to a dead Burmese python on the campus in Gainesville, Fla. The python, the longest ever caught in the state, measured 18 feet, 8 inches and weighed 128 pounds. It was caught along a South Florida road on May
