Officials say a Florida trapper has captured a record-setting python as part of a program to remove the invasive species from the Everglades.

Kyle Penniston, an experienced python hunter and major contributor to Florida’s Python Elimination Program, outdid himself Monday night when he captured a record 17-foot, 5-inch python on his ...

A monster 17-foot python that was captured in the Florida Everglades over the weekend is the largest caught so far under the python elimination program.

Monster 17-foot python caught in Everglades Raw video: Record-setting reptile bagged as part of South Florida Water Management District's hunt for the invasive snakes.

The winner of the $10,000 ultimate grand prize this year was Taylor Stanberry, who removed a whopping 60 pythons.

A record-breaking 17-foot Burmese python was captured in the Florida Everglades, the largest ever captured to date for the South Florida Water Management Department's python elimination program.