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

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.

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.

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 ...

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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