Invasive snake wrestled into submission by hunters is Florida’s longest
by Erum Salam from Environment | The Guardian on (#6D05D)
Video of capture of Burmese python measured at 19ft - as long as an adult giraffe is tall - was posted on Instagram
A snake believed to be the longest invasive Burmese python ever recorded was captured by two Florida hunters after a mighty struggle.
Stephen Gauta and Jake Waleri caught the humungous reptile in Big Cypress national preserve near the Everglades in southern Florida earlier this week after it lunged at Waleri, 22, who then wrestled it back to the ground.
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