The Burmese python snake was measured by the Southwest Florida Conservancy and confirmed to be the longest ever captured in the state.

Researchers Ian Bartoszek (left), Ian Easterling, and intern Kyle Findley (right) carry record-breaking female Burmese Python weighing 215 pounds and measuring 17.7 feet in length.

FLORIDA (WLS) -- A 19-foot Burmese python, the longest ever recorded, was caught by a group of friends in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve this week.

NAPLES, Fla. — The longest-ever captured Burmese python sets a new record in Florida, according to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. The non-profit organization says the female python was ...

A 22-year-old captured the longest documented Burmese python ever caught in Florida. The 19-foot python was caught by Jake Waleri in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Naples on Monday night.