Record-setting 19-foot Burmese python caught in Florida | USA TODAY

A 19-foot Burmese python was caught in Florida, setting a new world record for its length.

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Hunters in South Florida caught the largest Burmese python ever measured, and the lengthy beast is being examined at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples.

The 19-foot python was caught in the Big Cypress National Preserve in eastern Collier County early Monday morning by Naples hunter and Ohio State University student Jake Waleri, who said the catch was a dream come true.

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