Burmese python weighing over 200 lbs. caught in Naples, Florida: ‘Next-level snake’
Burmese python weighing over 200 lbs. caught in Naples, Florida: ‘Next-level snake’
Conservancy of Southwest Florida biologist Ian Bartoszek revealed why the local ecosystem is in danger
A record-breaking find has come slithering out of Naples, Florida.
A team of researchers at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida captured a 215-pound, 17.7-foot Burmese python at the beginning of the new year.
Ian Bartoszek, a wildlife biologist and python project manager with Conservancy of Southwest Florida, disclosed to Fox News Digital just how major a find this was for the Everglades region, given that the python is the heaviest on record.
"This is the largest snake we caught," he said.
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