Though scientists prefer not to make guesses, wildlife biologist Ian Bartoszek says there’s a good chance the massive matriarch might well be one of the original pet snakes released into the wild decades ago. The record-breaking invasive snake was deep in the scrub of Picayune Strand State Forest in Florida's Collier County, where a radio-equipped male “scout” snake named Dion led researchers to her. Conservancy biologists caught the biggest Burmese python ever found in Florida’s Everglades: an almost 18-foot-long, 215-pound female loaded with 122 eggs. The python was caught in December, but wasn't made public until this week – when National Geographic published an exclusive story about the program.įORT MYERS, Fla.The invasive snake is the biggest Burmese python ever found in state's Everglades.Conservancy biologists in Florida caught an almost 18-foot-long, 215-pound Burmese python.
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