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flag A Florida man killed an 11-foot python on a road; officials told him to bury or trash the carcass due to the invasive species' spread.

flag A Florida man in Charlotte County killed an 11-foot, 5-inch Burmese python found on a road and was told by state wildlife officials to dispose of the carcass in the trash or bury it, due to the overwhelming number of invasive pythons in the region. flag The nonnative species, originally from Southeast Asia, continues to spread beyond the Everglades, threatening native wildlife, growing larger, and moving north as food sources dwindle. flag While the public can legally kill pythons without permits, most are not compensated, though the annual Florida Python Challenge offers a $10,000 prize for the top catch. flag The longest recorded python in Florida was 19 feet, caught in 2023, and the heaviest was 18 feet and 215 pounds, captured in 2021.

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