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The Conservancy of Southwest Florida on Wednesday unveiled the largest python yet to be captured in the state. The reptile measures nearly 18 feet in length and weighs 215 pounds, the agency said during a news conference.
A necropsy also found hoof cores in the snake’s digest system, meaning that an adult white-tailed deer was its last meal.
A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida
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A team led by Parkland native Ian Bartoszek trapped the heaviest python ever recorded in Florida. Here’s how they did it and why it matters.