OCHOPEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A 198-pound “monster” Burmese python was captured in Florida over the weekend, making it one of the heaviest ever recorded in the state. In a social media post, python hunter ...

A giant 198-pound python was caught in Florida, making it the second-largest snake ever to be captured in the state. It took five men to wrangle the 17-foot female Burmese python from a swamp in the ...

The recent capture of a 17-foot, 198-pound python in Florida generated national headlines, mostly because it was the second-heaviest python ever caught in the Sunshine State. The main image showed ...

The snake was found by five hunters at the Big Cypress National Preserve on Friday Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in Entertainment, Style, Human Interest. She joins ...

It took five men to wrangle a Burmese python in South Florida on Friday And, no wonder -- the snake measured more than 17 feet long and weighed 198 pounds -- the second largest in state history.

Professional python hunter Amy Siewe said this is the fattest python she’s ever seen. (Amy Siewe) Conservationist Mike Elfenbein was at Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida with his teen son ...