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As the Florida Python Challenge gets closer, let's take a look at the largest Burmese pythons caught in Florida.

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem.

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Pythons can eat meals that are more than 100% of their body mass, with a diet of more than 85 species, including deer, rabbits, foxes, bobcats, birds, and other reptiles and native wildlife.

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.

It also captured the largest male python on record at 16 feet and 140 pounds. “Burmese pythons are impressive creatures that are here from no fault of their own,” Bartoszek said.

Since 2013, the team said it has stopped an additional 20,000 python eggs from hatching. “Burmese pythons are impressive creatures that are here from no fault of their own,” Bartoszek states.