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A string of animal encounters in the news — the 19-foot python in Florida, the surfboard-stealing otter in Santa Cruz — add up to a disturbing message.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jake Waleri couldn’t come to the phone last Thursday night. Just days after he caught the longest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, measuring 19-feet long, he was out for another late night of hunting. Waleri, 22, of Naples, and a group of fellow python hunters captured the 125-pound invasive behemoth, a female, in the Big Cypress National Preserve early Monday ...

A string of animal encounters in the news — the 19-foot python in Florida, the surfboard-stealing otter in Santa Cruz — add up to a disturbing message.

"Pythons negatively impact the Everglades ecosystem by preying upon native wildlife," said the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Florida has announced the shocking discovery of a record-breaking Burmese python nest containing 111 eggs.

A python hunter found the biggest Burmese python nest ever discovered in The Florida Everglades with 111 eggs removed from the single nest.

The python is one of the largest in state of Florida, far exceeding the average size for the invasive species.

A 22-year-old captured the longest documented Burmese python ever caught in Florida. The 19-foot python was caught by Jake Waleri in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Naples on Monday night.

A python hunting crew, whose exploits have attracted thousands of fans on social media, just bagged the longest documented Burmese python ever caught in Florida.

The snake, stretching 19 feet, was caught in the Big Cypress National Preserve. The invasive species runs rampant through southern Florida, wreaking havoc on the state's native animal populations.