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Necessarily be. >> now that this 12-foot, 100-pound anaconda was found and captured, curled up in a storm drain next to that pond, it seems to be the one with the appetite for water fowl. >> i aint really afraid of snakes, but that was a big snake. it would have easily ate a 100-pound dog, which ive got two dogs. >> yes, its not just pythons turning up in florida. neighborhoods, ponds and things. its also -- its not just pythons. its also anacondas. what you are looking at here is three police o...

>> i aint really afraid of snakes, but that was a big snake. it would have easily ate a 100-pound dog, which ive got two dogs. >> yes, its not just pythons turning up in florida. neighborhoods, ponds and things. its also -- its not just pythons. its also anacondas. what you are looking at here is three police officers battling a 14 1/2-foot, 200-pound african rock python spotted near a florida apartment complex. the african rock python is the largest snake in africa. they eat stuff like goats, w...

Will not find a greater predator in nature. the lip right here, you can see all -- ahh! fudge. that hurt. what this creature does is it not only detects the presence of prey with its fork tongue, but its also picking it up with those heat-sensing pits. and as you saw, i mean, a textbook example, a perfect example of how sharp those teeth are. >> your address? >> reporter: they have such a large problem with nonnative snakes and other exotic pets being let loose that state wildlife officials regu...

Too big for what i can handle. >> reporter: this, unlike in other parts of the united states, is subtropical. so, for something like an african rock python, in some ways, its even more ideal than their original habitat. >> its like club med, you know in they come in here, say this is fantastic, no humidity, no predators, an abundance of food and they continue to thrive. >> reporter: meantime, they will continue to hunt for pythons. this guy isnt a bad guy. its just trying to survive. what went w...

>> now that this 12-foot, 100-pound anaconda was found and captured, curled up in a storm drain next to that pond, it seems to be the one with the appetite for water fowl. it would have easily ate a 100-pound dog, which ive got two dogs. >> yes, its not just pythons turning up in florida. neighborhoods, ponds and things. its also -- its not just pythons. its also anacondas. what you are looking at here is three police officers battling a 14 1/2-foot, 200-pound african rock python spotted near a ...