The South Florida Water Management District's new incentive program seems to be working with nearly 100 snakes eliminated so far in 2025.

The South Florida Water Management District's new incentive program seems to be working with nearly 100 snakes eliminated so far in 2025.

The heaviest python ever caught in Florida was an 18-foot, 215-pound snake. It was caught by a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples in 2021.