A 140-pound python, the biggest male on record, has been caught in South Florida. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Menu. Search site.

Burmese pythons, native to South Asia, are an invasive species in Florida, posing a threat to the ecosystem. The Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition, encourages hunters to remove ...

A 140-pound python, the biggest male on record, has been caught in South Florida. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Menu. Search site.

Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Adult animals average between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida.. The large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes are ...

Touted as the largest python ever documented in Florida when it was captured in August 2012, the 17-foot, 7-inch female weighed 164.5 pounds and carried 87 eggs—also a state record at the time.

South Florida has now produced the two longest Burmese pythons on record. The previous record was 18-feet, 10-inches long, and that snake was caught about 35 miles west of Miami in October of 2020 ...

That number set its own record for the largest python nest recorded in Florida. “It's awesome to be able to make an impact on South Florida's environment,” Waleri said.

It also captured the largest male python on record at 16 feet and 140 pounds. “Burmese pythons are impressive creatures that are here from no fault of their own,” Bartoszek said.

A 140-pound python, the biggest male on record, has been caught in South Florida. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Menu. Search site.

As the Florida Python Challenge gets closer, let's take a look at the largest Burmese pythons caught in Florida. ... 2013: Hunter pulls in record 18-foot python in South Florida.

This includes the largest male python on record in South Florida, which measured more than 15 feet in length and weighed more than 140 pounds.