On Tuesday, engineers in the Florida everglades came across a record breaking Burmese python measuring over 18 feet in length. The engineers were inspecting levees and found the 18 foot 2 inch python, which was short of the record by six inches; a snake was found last year in Florida that was 18 feet 8 inches long. This python was soon killed and transported to the University of Florida where it was officially measured and inspected by scientists. The population of Burmese pythons in the Florida everglades is currently at about 150,000 and is rapidly increasing and making the everglades their new home.
http://news.yahoo.com/18-foot-burmese-python-found-florida-everglades-175520804.html
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