As the Florida Python Challenge gets closer, let's take a look at the largest Burmese pythons caught in Florida.

The largest python was bigger by 8 inches and captured in Miami in 2013. The FWC allows for Burmese Pythons to be killed without a permit or hunting license, according to their website.

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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.

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.

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.

A member of the Python Action Team removed a Burmese python from Big Cypress Natural Preserve in the Everglades that was 17 feet, 9 inches. This was the second largest reptile caught by the team.

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.

Jake Waleri, right, and Stephen Gauta transport a record 19 foot Burmese python, Wednesday, July 12 , 2023.caught in the Big Cypress National Preserve on July 10, 2023.

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