Officials say a Florida trapper has captured a record-setting python as part of a program to remove the invasive species from the Everglades.

A monster 17-foot python that was captured in the Florida Everglades over the weekend is the largest caught so far under the python elimination program.

Animals Python hunters find 'once in a lifetime' record-breaking snake The python came in at 18-feet, 9-inches long and weighs 104 pounds.

SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A python hunter in the Everglades has made a record-setting catch, snagging a 17-foot, 5-inch python in Miami-Dade County on Monday night.

She’s massive, invasive and covered in scales: A record breaking 215-pound, 18-foot-long Burmese python has been captured in Florida.