The biggest Burmese python ever caught in Florida has been measured at 17ft and weighing 12st.
The snake was pregnant with 87 eggs - also said to be a record.Scientists said the python's stats show just how pervasive the invasive snakes, which are native to Southeast Asia, have become in south Florida.
"It means these snakes are surviving a long time in the wild," said Kenneth Krysko, a snake expert at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
Tens of thousands of Burmese pythons are believed to be living in the Everglades, where they thrive in the warm, humid climate.The snakes kill their prey by coiling around it and suffocating it. They have been known to swallow animals as large as deer and alligators.
*Make person never jam this one for road oh!*
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