5/21/13

Giant 18 Foot Python Captured In Florida

Jason Leon (left) captured and killed record-setting Burmese python in Miami-Dade.
it measured 18-feet, 8-inches and weighed 128 pounds. (Source: FWC)Jason Leon (left) captured and killed record-setting Burmese python in Miami-Dade.
it measured 18-feet, 8-inches and weighed 128 pounds. (Source: FWC



MIAMI-DADE
CBSMiami

What would you do if you came across the longest Burmese python ever recorded in the state of Florida? A Miami man had to answer that question recently and he decided to catch and kill it.

Turns out, it was the longest Burmese python ever captured in Florida; it measured 18 feet, 8 inches. The python was a 128-pound female that was not carrying eggs, according to University of Florida scientists who examined the snake. The previous record length for a Burmese python captured in the wild in Florida was 17 feet, 7 inches.

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