A Florida man now holds the record for capturing the largest Burmese python in the state after he ensnared a massive 18-footer over the weekend. John Hammond captured the serpent in the Florida Everglades as part of the South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) Python Elimination Program, Fox 35 reported. FLORIDA MAN CAPTURES ‘MAMMOTH’ 17-FOOT PYTHON, SETS RECORDProfessional pythons hunters, as selected by program officials, are allowed to go on district-owned lands to hunt. Hammond’s 18-foot python was euthanized by officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), according to Fox 35. A man in West Palm Beach previously held the record for a 17-foot, 5-inch, 120-pound python he caught in November.

Source: Fox News December 20, 2018 16:17 UTC