Kyle Penniston, an experienced python hunter and major contributor to Florida’s Python Elimination Program, outdid himself Monday night when he captured a record 17-foot, 5-inch python on his ...

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

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.

Monster 17-foot python caught in Everglades Raw video: Record-setting reptile bagged as part of South Florida Water Management District's hunt for the invasive snakes.