Florida man wrestles 17-foot pregnant python

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Florida python hunter Dustin Crum recently nabbed the largest snake ever caught in the Florida Everglades.

Everglades National Park is facing an invasion from Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species on Earth. The adaptable reptile has decimated wildlife, eating anything from birds, to mammals and even alligators.

Crum is working for a state program that pays hunters for killing the invasive snakes. In this case, Crum said he stumbled upon the 16-foot, 10-inch beast by accident.

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Inside the python, officials discovered 78 eggs — or 78 snakes that won't be hurting native wildlife.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/national/article/Florida-man-wrestles-17-foot-pregnant-python-11139078.php