A total of 294 Burmese pythons were eliminated during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge – the most of any python challenge ...

NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) — The longest python ever measured in Florida was captured in Naples on Sunday after a group of friends discovered the snake in Big Cypress National Preserve. Jake Waleri, 22 ...

The 2025 Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from Florida ecosystems. The competition drew more ...

A Florida hunter recently caught the longest Burmese python the state has ever seen. Jake Waleri, 22, stumbled upon the python in the Big Cypress National Preserve in Ochopee around 1 a.m. July 10.

South Florida has now produced the two longest Burmese pythons on record. The previous record was 18 feet, 10 inches, and that snake was caught about 35 miles west of Miami in October 2020.

Not only did Taylor Stanberry become the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge, but she did it in record style.

A Florida man wrestled a 19-foot long, 125-pound Burmese python in Big Cypress National Preserve early Monday. It’s length broke the state’s previous record of 18-feet, 9-inches.

The Burmese python snake was measured by the Southwest Florida Conservancy and confirmed to be the longest ever captured in the state.

The Burmese python that Jake Waleri caught. Courtesy of Conservancy of Southwest Florida. The previous record for the longest Burmese python was 18 feet and 9 inches, according to the Conservancy.

The Burmese python snake was measured by the Southwest Florida Conservancy and confirmed to be the longest ever captured in the state.