Largest Python On Record Caught In National Park In Florida

Close up of a python's head

A record-breaking python has been captured in a national park in Florida, according to a report from NPR. In a post on Facebook last Friday, Big Cypress National Preserve announced that it had caught the 17-foot snake, which is said to be heavily pregnant with 73 developing eggs. The team of researchers responsible for its capture say it’s the largest python ever outside of its swamp. It’s also said to weigh around 140 lbs.

Reports also state that the team used a new tracking method to hunt down the python: fitting radio devices to male pythons who are in search of a female, according to the Facebook post.

“The team tracked one of the sentinel males with the transmitter and found this massive female nearby.”

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