This man removed a huge and unwanted snake from the Everglades. Did we mention huge?
The big snake is gone. Thank Kevin Reich for that.
Reich removed an 18-foot Burmese python.
The snake hunter removed a near 18-foot Burmese python from the Big Cypress National Preserve, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The snake was removed last month, but the FWC released the information Monday.
Weighing in at more than 83 pounds, the 17-foot, 9-inch behemoth was the second-largest captured by the Python Action Team Removing Invasive Constrictors. The female python fell three inches short of PATRIC’s largest capture last December. That one weighed in at 147 pounds.
PATRIC is a division of Florida Fish and Wildlife, the state agency that removes nonnative constrictors from across South Florida. Most of the pythons fall between 8 to 10 feet, and can grow up to 26 feet.
According to FWC, the longest python apprehended in Florida was an 18-foot-8-inch, 128-pound female.
This story was originally published August 26, 2019 at 1:40 PM.
