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Record-breaking 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python caught in Florida

Headline from WTHR Indianapolis

The female python had 122 developing eggs, Florida officials said.

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  1. WTHR Indianapolis

    Record-breaking 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python caught in Florida (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    WTHR Indianapolis's feed description

    The female python had 122 developing eggs, Florida officials said.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida says the female python weighed 215-pounds, was nearly 18 feet

  3. FOX 35 Orlando

    Florida python sets new state record at almost 18 feet, 215 pounds (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The Conservancy of Southwest Florida on Wednesday unveiled the largest python yet to be captured in the state. The reptile measures nearly 18 feet in length and weighs 215 pounds, the agency said during a news conference.

  4. The Guardian

    Portly python: heaviest-ever snake captured in Florida tips scales at 215lbs (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Biologists used male ‘scout’ snakes to find the female Burmese which was nearly 18ft long and had 122 developing eggs

  5. Fox News

    Burmese python weighing over 200 lbs. caught in Naples, Florida: ‘Next-level snake’ (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Researchers at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida caught a massive Burmese python in Naples, Florida; it broke records as removal efforts of the species continues.

  6. Washington Examiner

    SEE IT: Heaviest Burmese python captured in Florida at 215 pounds (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Biologists made multiple record-breaking discoveries when they tracked down the heaviest Burmese python known to be found in Florida.

  7. CBS News

    Scientists haul in heaviest female Burmese python ever captured in Florida (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest female Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said.

  8. FOX 13 Tampa

    Largest Burmese python captured in Florida weighs 215 pounds with over 100 developing eggs (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    A team of biologists hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida. The female python weighed in at 215 pounds, was nearly 18 feet long, and had 122 developing eggs.

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