Recent sightings and captures of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are they invading urban ...

The python hunters caught the longest python ever measured in Florida,19 feet exactly and 125 pounds. They said they wrestled it to the ground in order to capture it.

The Burmese python snake was measured by the Southwest Florida Conservancy and confirmed to be the longest ever captured in the state.

Jake Waleri couldn’t come to the phone Thursday night. Just days after he caught the longest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, measuring 19-feet long, he was out for another late night of ...

As you can see from my battle wounds, I’m about 220 pounds and it pulled me to the grass,” one of the brave rescuers said.

The longest python captured in Florida (July 2023) measured 19 feet and was found crossing the road in Big Cypress National Preserve and weighed only 125 pounds.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.

Kevin Pavlidis, a professional python hunter, earns $50 for the first four feet of reptile and $25 per additional foot. He caught Florida's longest python — 18 feet and 9.75 inches — in 2019.

The winner of the $10,000 ultimate grand prize this year was Taylor Stanberry, who removed a whopping 60 pythons.

Southeast Asia is home to the Burmese python, but the largest one in the world was caught near Naples, Florida, Tuesday night by two hunters.