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.
Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content DeskIt 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.
Conservationist Mike Elfenbein was in a convoy with other python hunters in the Big Cypress National Preserve shortly before sunset when he saw something huge slithering across the road, the “It was stretched out across the road,” Elfenbein told the newspaper. “It was so huge it looked like an alligator.”Gavlock, 21, hopped out of one of the trucks and sprinted to the female python, grabbing her by the tail, according to the “That was a big mistake because the snake damn near took him into the canal,” Elfenbein told the newspaper. “There was nothing he could do to stop it.”“I was like, ‘Hey, somebody jump on this thing with me. It’s dragging me across the road,’” he told theUsing a captive bolt gun -- the preferred method of killing the reptile by the American Veterinary Association -- Siewe killed the python, which is an invasive species, CBS News reported.reported. The reptile weighed 198 pounds with a 23-inch girth and measured 17 feet, 2 inches in length, according to the newspaper. The heaviest python ever recorded in Florida was an 18-foot, 215-pound snake caught at Picayune Strand State Forest in 2021, according to The longest python caught measured 19 feet and weighed 125 pounds. It was caught four months ago by amateur hunter Jake Waleri, theThree people arrested in connection to multiple armed home invasions from Lynnwood to Federal Way
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