Snake hunters catch 17-foot python

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“Her head was the size of a football."

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“We all came across this giant snake in the road at the exact same time.”

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“My son grabbed her by the tail. And the other three guys all piled on in the middle. And with all five of us sitting on top of her, she was still literally able to lift her body off the ground and keep moving."

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[{"selector":"#anim-531143d3-8515-4416-9865-f4ef9a862673","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee0c087b-ea86-444b-af77-3228ae6908ae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.92356%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The monster Burmese python officially measured 17-foot-2-inches long and 23 inches in girth, and weighed 198 pounds, as confirmed by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. This marks the second-heaviest snake ever caught in the Sunshine State.

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