It’s still difficult for me to cover my mind around the truth that there are Burmese pythons in Florida that can mature to 15 feet long or more.
Seriously, these snakes are mammoths, and as a strong hater of snakes, I’d most likely lose consciousness if I saw among these animals crawl in front of me.
Unfortunately for Floridians, the Burmese python is among the greatest intrusive types in the state, so seeing these things around is far too typical in the Everglades.
So, how do you eliminate this problem?
You have hunters head out and bag every Burmese python they perhaps can.
And just recently, a couple of snake hunters bagged the longest Burmese python the state of Florida has actually ever seen.
A news release sent by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida (CSWF), which is the group that taped the snake’s weight and measurements, formally determined the female python at a mind boggling 19-feet long.
It’s the longest python ever recorded in south Florida, as the previous record was set at 18 feet, 10 inches.
22-year-old Jake Waleri of Naples was credited with discovering the huge snake within Big Cypress National Preserve.
Waleri said:
“We brought the snake to the Conservancy to be officially measured and documented. We wanted to donate this find to science. It’s awesome to be able to make an impact on South Florida’s environment. We love this ecosystem and try to preserve it as much as possible.”
CSFW biologist Ian Easterling said in journalism release:
“We sensed that these snakes get this huge and now we have clear proof. Her hereditary product might show important for an ultimate understanding of the establishing population of South Florida.
We will be gathering measurements and samples that will be dispersed to our research study partners.”
Although the python is the longest in Florida history, it isn’t the heaviest. It weighed in at 125-pounds, and the record for heaviest Burmese python in the state of Florida sits at 215-pounds.
What a beast.
