What is a ball python snake? And why isn't this 'nice cousin' to the Burmese hunted in Florida? We explain the details.

Tom Gallant, 34, with the royal python snake. At 4ft, the python was shorter than originally thought. TOM GALLANT VIA SWNS. “My daughter screamed and we picked it up. She could have stood on it and ...

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Naples-based Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s python hunters smash records, removing massive invasive snakes to protect fragile Everglades wildlife.

The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the world. Adult snakes caught in Florida are between 6 and 9 feet on average, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.