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Biggest ever Burmese python caught in Florida Everglades (and it was pregnant with record 87 eggs)The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches (5.18 metres) long and 164 1/2 pounds (74.4 kilograms) — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday.The snake was pregnant with 87 eggs, also said to be a record. Scientists said the python’s stats show just how pervasive the invasive snakes, which are native to Southeast Asia, have become in South Florida.REUTERS/Kristen Grace/Florida Museum of Natural History at University of Florida

Biggest ever Burmese python caught in Florida Everglades (and it was pregnant with record 87 eggs)
The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida — 17 feet, 7 inches (5.18 metres) long and 164 1/2 pounds (74.4 kilograms) — was found in Everglades National Park, the University of Florida announced Monday.

The snake was pregnant with 87 eggs, also said to be a record. Scientists said the python’s stats show just how pervasive the invasive snakes, which are native to Southeast Asia, have become in South Florida.

REUTERS/Kristen Grace/Florida Museum of Natural History at University of Florida

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