A team of Florida wildlife biologists captured the largest Burmese python ever discovered in the state, officials announced Thursday.

An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the quest to rid the Everglades of invasive Burmese pythons—including a record-breaking, 215-pound giant.

On Wednesday, the Conservancy announced that its wildlife biologists had captured the most massive Burmese python yet found in Florida.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida discovered and captured the largest python yet found in the state, measuring nearly 18 feet long and weighing 215 pounds, according to a Wednesday news release.

NAPLES, Fla. — The Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced Wednesday it discovered and captured a nearly 18-foot Burmese python, the largest python ever found in Florida. The female python ...

And he’s good at it. Now, Bartoszek and his team of python trackers have caught the most massive python ever recorded in Florida: an 18-foot female snake weighing 215 pounds and carrying 122 eggs.

Her last meal was an entire white-tailed deer, and she was on her way to a rendezvous with a male snake when the largest python ever found in Florida met her demise. Weighing in at 215lbs (98kg ...

News Florida News Largest Burmese python ever found in Florida weighed 215 pounds and was 18 feet long | Video Conservancy of Southwest Florida/Courtesy ...

Recent sightings of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are these massive snakes invading urban ...