Florida Men Conquer Invasive 17-Foot Python in Everglades

A group of Florida men captured a massive 17-foot, 200-pound Burmese python in the Everglades, making it the second-heaviest python ever removed from Florida. The men, who encountered the snake while driving back from fishing, teamed up to wrangle and hold it until a game warden arrived to euthanize it. The Burmese pythons are considered a threat to native wildlife and are prohibited as pets in Florida. They have established populations in and around the Everglades, causing harm to the ecosystem and endangering native species.