The average snake caught has measured 12.6 feet in length, and the program has removed 277 breeding females. The Burmese python has a diet of more than 80 species, according to the Conservancy.

The average snake caught has measured 12.6 feet in length, and the program has removed 277 breeding females. The Burmese python has a diet of more than 80 species, according to the Conservancy.

The Burmese python — an apex predator that can grow over 18 feet long and eat animals larger than itself — has decimated native wildlife throughout much of South Florida.