FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With Burmese pythons infesting the Everglades, the state wildlife commission turned to a formidable force to kill them: Florida's licensed hunters.

This python was found strangling a gator as Mike Kimmel grabbed the snake barehanded and Jack Hubbard, from Lakeland, caught it all on camera. DISCLAIMER: The below video contains profanity ...

Video shows Florida man catch python as it strangles gator With their teeth, their tails, and their daunting reputation — you wouldn’t think an alligator would need saving.

The female Burmese python stretched 17 feet, 2 inches and weighed 198 pounds, the second-heaviest python ever captured in Florida, the Conservancy confirmed with CBS News.

Although the focus has been on Burmese pythons, hunters are allowed to kill any species classified by the state as a reptile of concern, including the reticulated python, northern and southern ...