A group of snake hunters recently captured the longest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida. The record-setting snake — which measures in at 19 feet long and 125 lbs. — was found at Big ...

The Burmese python snake was measured by the Southwest Florida Conservancy and confirmed to be the longest ever captured in the state.

Researchers Ian Bartoszek (left), Ian Easterling, and intern Kyle Findley (right) carry record-breaking female Burmese Python weighing 215 pounds and measuring 17.7 feet in length.

FLORIDA (WLS) -- A 19-foot Burmese python, the longest ever recorded, was caught by a group of friends in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve this week.