Images: 198-pound Burmese python captured in Collier County
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Check out this massive catch!
Mike Elfenbein and a group of python hunters caught a monster Burmese python Friday in Big Cypress National Reserve, measuring 17 feet and 2 inches and weighing 198 pounds — the second-heaviest python ever captured in Florida.
Check out the images below.
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Mike Elfenbein and the over 17-foot, 198-pound Burmese python on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at Big Cypress National Preserve. (Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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This is the second-heaviest python ever caught in Florida. (Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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It took five people to control the massive python. (Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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"Glad to have removed her from our Everglades where she can no longer eat our wildlife," Elfenbein said. (Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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The python measured at 17 feet and 2 inches. (Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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Carter Gavlock, Mike Elfenbein, Trey Barber, Holden Hunter and Cole Elfenbein hold the massive catch. (Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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The python had the remains to a deer inside its stomach and 29 pounds of fat, Elfenbein said. (Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
