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“It’s the only snake I’ve ever seen that scared me enough where I just didn’t know what to do,” one of the snake hunters said.

Experts measured the python to be 19 feet, calling it the longest Burmese python ever captured in Florida.

Snake hunters this week caught the longest Burmese python ever documented in Florida that measured an eye-popping 19 feet, authorities said.

The snake looked pretty big, Jake Waleri recalled as he approached. Maybe around 10 feet.

Jake Waleri and Stephen Gauta captured and killed the gigantic invasive snake while hunting in a National Preserve north of the Everglades.

The capture of this enormous Burmese python has raised concerns about these invasive species in Florida. While efforts to combat the proliferation of these snakes continue, this has created an impact on the regions wildlife

The python that was captured is nearly three times longer than the average invasive python caught in the state.

Officials said it was the longest Burmese python ever captured in the state, which has a few too many of the snakes in the wild.

The python that was captured is nearly three times longer than the average invasive python caught in the state.

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.