Florida nabs largest python ever found in state
Image source, Southwest Florida Conservation District
Her last meal was a whole whitetail deerShe was on her way to meet a male snake, but met death. This is the largest python ever found in Florida .
Her last meal was an entire white-tailed deer, and she was on her way to a rendezvous with a male snake when the largest python ever found in Florida met her demise.
The female Burmese python weighed 215 pounds (98 kilograms), Nearly 18 feet (5 meters) long, she was caught after researchers used a male "scout" to find her.
Weighing in at 215lbs (98kg) and nearly 18ft long (5m), the female Burmese python was caught after researchers used a male "scout" to find her.
She battled with biologists for 20 minutes before she was caught, they said Wednesday. uniform".
She wrestled with biologists for 20 minutes before she was "subdued", they said Wednesday.
In Florida, pythons have become invasive snakes with no natural predators, outcompeting native species.
Pythons have become pests in Florida as invasive snakes with no major predators, out-competing native species.
Since irresponsible pet owners released or allowed pet pythons to escape, these snakes have been found in the state from time to time. Many snakes have been found in Florida since irresponsible pet owners released or allowed pet pythons to escape. Thrives in subtropical climates.
The serpents have been periodically found in the state since irresponsible pet owners released or allowed pet pythons to escape years ago, with many then going on to thrive in Florida's subtropical climate.
According to state biologist Ian Bartoszek Bartoszek, the female Burmese python killed by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida researchers was about the height of a giraffe if stretched vertically.
The record-setting Burmese female killed by researchers from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida was about the height of a giraffe if stretched out vertically, according to state biologist Ian Bartoszek.
She had been gliding around the forest in the Florida Everglades when Biologists trapped her with a male python named Dionysus, equipped with a radio transmitter.
She had been slithering around the Florida Everglades forest when biologists, using a male python named Dionysus outfitted with a radio transmitter, found her.
He stopped at a spot in the western part of the forest. "We knew he was there for a reason, and the team found him with the largest female snake we've ever seen so far," Bartoszek said. She was also found to be pregnant, with an astonishing 122 eggs.
He stopped at a spot in the western part of the forest. "We knew he was there for a reason, and the team found him with the largest female we have seen to date," Mr Bartoszek said. She was also discovered to have been pregnant with an astonishing 122 eggs.
The largest male ever found was 16 feet and 140 pounds.
The largest male ever found there was 16ft and 140lbs.
It is estimated that she was 20 years old when she was caught.
It is estimated that she was up to 20 years old when caught.
Researchers have been hunting pythons in Florida for more than 10 years to protect native species in the region's ecosystem.
Researchers have been hunting pythons in Florida for over 10 years in an effort to protect native species in the region's ecosystem.
Since its inception in 2013, the Conservancy's Python Project of Southwest Florida has covered approximately 100 square miles of Southwest Florida. More than 1,000 pythons were eliminated within the area.
Since being established in 2013, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida's python program has removed over 1,000 pythons from around 100 sq miles in southwest Florida.
Florida also holds an annual contest to solicit the public's help in hunting pythons. The "Anaconda Challenge" will be held from August 5th to 14th and is expected to attract approximately 600 contestants from 25 different states.
Florida also runs an annual contest asking the public for help with hunting pythons. The "Python Challenge" will run from 5 to 14 August and is expected to draw around 600 participants from 25 different states.
Awards include: the most snakes caught, $2,500 (£2,050), plus a $1,500 prize for the longest snake caught.
Prizes include $2,500 (£2,050) for most snakes captured, and $1,500 for the longest snake caught.
Last year's winner caught 223 pythons, while the longest snake was 15ft long. All snakes caught will be humanely destroyed.
Last year's winner captured 223 pythons, while the longest snake was 15 feet long. All snakes must be killed humanely.
