Andrew West/The News-Press / USA TODAY NETWORK Prior to this catch, the largest Bumese python caught in Florida measured 18 feet and 9 inches. “Last year my cousin and I caught a snake that was almost 18 feet long, and we realized we could handle a snake of that size.” The 19-foot python was caught by Jake Waleri in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Naples on Monday night. “I knew we were capable of it but I didn’t know it would happen,” Waleri, who has been hunting snakes since 2020, told USA Today. Waleri admitted that capturing a snake of this size was “insane” and “very chaotic” - but it was also a dream. “We love this ecosystem and try to preserve it as much as possible.” “It’s awesome to be able to make an impact on South Florida’s environment,” Waleri told the Conservancy, which works to control the threat of the invasive Burmese python, in a press release. Prior to this catch, the largest Burmese python caught in Florida was in October 2020 35 miles west of Miami and measured at 18 feet and 9 inches. South Florida now has the two longest Burmese pythons on record. Waleri and pal Steven Gauta took the snake to Conservancy of Southwest Florida to be officially measured and examined - and the Conversancy’s python team concluded it was indeed 19 feet and weighed 125 pounds. The creepy-crawling critter was snagged by Jake Waleri in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Naples Monday night. Dad attacked by snake hiding on door in viral videoĬannibal cobra devours Burmese python whole in rare wild footageĭad’s skin melted off after a bite from ‘venomous’ snake in beer bottleĪ new breed of venomous snake has been discovered in AustraliaĪ 22-year-old captured the longest documented Burmese python caught in Florida.

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