Massive Python Captured

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says their “Python Action Team” made a record-breaking catch late last month. FWC said their team removed from the wild an 18-foot, 4-inch female on Sept. 22 at the Big Cypress National Preserve. The snake weighed 98 pounds, 10 ounces. Wildlife experts say capturing large adult female pythons is critical because it prevents them from potentially adding an average of 30 to 60 hatchlings to the population each time they breed.