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

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.

The snake is not only the largest ever discovered, but also a new species! Hiding in the Amazon, this giant beast is a game-changer for scientists.

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

Recent sightings of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are these massive snakes invading urban ...

On Wednesday, the Conservancy announced that its wildlife biologists had captured the most massive Burmese python yet found in Florida.

The ginormous 17-foot-long python found slithering in a Florida wildlife preserve is dead. Now researchers say the record-setting snake, the largest python ever removed from Big Cypress National ...

These huge snakes lived in the tropical rainforests of South America approximately 60 million years ago and would have been ...

NAPLES, Fla. — The Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced Wednesday it discovered and captured a nearly 18-foot Burmese python, the largest python ever found in Florida. The female python ...

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.

Florida researchers found the nearly 18-foot long, 215 pound female python, the largest ever found outside its native habitat.