FWC captures one of the heaviest Burmese pythons ever recorded in the Everglades
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission caught one of the heaviest Burmese pythons ever recorded.
The python was caught in the Everglades Francis S. Taylor WMA by Kurt Cox.
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According to their data, this massive snake weighed the most on record in the FWC’s PATRIC program and the fourth heaviest they have on record. It is also the 22nd longest on record.
The heaviest of this species they’ve caught was a 215-pound, 17.7-foot female python in December 2021. That snake was captured by Ian Bartoszek with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.
The longest snake the FWC has removed was another female, measuring 19 feet long and weighing 125.56 pounds. She was captured by citizen Jake Waleri in July 2023.
PATRIC was launched in 2017 and aims to remove pythons for nonnative constrictor control.
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Burmese pythons are nonvenomous constrictors that are invasive in Florida. They typically live in or near the Everglades.
According to the FWC, these snakes are illegal to have as pets. Anyone who sees a Burmese python or other nonnative snake in the wild is asked to report it to their hotline at 888-483-4681.
For more information on these pythons, visit MyFWC.com/python.
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