Images: 198-pound Burmese python captured in Collier County

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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)
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)
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)
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)
"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)
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)
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)
The python had the remains to a deer inside its stomach and 29 pounds of fat, Elfenbein said. (Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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(Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
(Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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(Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
(Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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(Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
(Courtesy: Mike Elfenbein)
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