Monster python caught in the US. It took five men to trap it

Second-largest Burmese python discovered in southern Florida, located in the US., was caught when it was seen sprawled across the road in the Big Cypress National Reserve.

Initially, the men assumed that the caught creature was an alligator, owing to its enormous size.

"It was more than just a snake, it was a monster," wildlife conservation activist Mike Elfenbein told CBS News.

Upon realizing that it was indeed a Burmese python, one of the men, Carter Gavlock, attempted to immobilize the snake by grabbing its tail, only to be pulled in by it.

"That turned out to be a large mistake as the snake nearly dragged him into the canal. There was not much he could do to ward it off," stated Elfenbein. Ultimately, it required five men to subdue and capture the snake.

The python, weighing in at more than 198 pounds and measuring exactly 17 feet, became the second heaviest ever to be captured in Florida. The record for the heaviest Burmese python was achieved in 2022 with a weight of 216 pounds.

The Burmese python is one of two subspecies of the tiger python. Its main habitats include Southeast Asia and southern China. This subspecies boasts of individuals with impressive sizes, exceeding 16 feet in length, weighing over 198 pounds, and capable of swallowing very large prey.

This species is not native to the United States. The first individuals of this kind were seen here only in the 1980s.

Burmese pythons possess a unique feature that enables their jaws to stretch incredibly wide, accommodating prey as much as six times larger than what similar-sized snakes can consume. This is due to the presence of a large quantity of soft tissue in the lower jaw.