FLORIDA (WLS) -- A 19-foot Burmese python, the longest ever recorded, was caught by a group of friends in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve this week. But, it wasn't easy. The net didn't ...

Jake Waleri of Naples, right, and friends caught this 19-foot Burmese python in the Big Cypress National Preserve earlier this month, setting a world record for the longest snake of that species ever ...

There's a popular expression frequently heard in the sports world: Records are made to be broken. The News-Press and Naples Daily News turned to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

There's a popular expression frequently heard in the sports world: Records are made to be broken. The News-Press and Naples Daily News turned to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

Click here to read about the record-breaking nest with 111 Burmese python eggs inside that happened on Thursday. The python was captured in Naples and weighed 125 pounds. The snake was believed to be ...