The python is the heaviest ever captured in the state.
The python is the heaviest ever captured in the state.
The huge reptile was captured by the conservancy as part of its invasive Burmese python research program.
The huge reptile was captured by the conservancy as part of its invasive Burmese python research program.
Biologists found the female by tracking a male “scout snake” named Dionysus with a radio transmitter.
Biologists found the female by tracking a male “scout snake” named Dionysus with a radio transmitter.
Males are attracted to the largest females, according to the conservancy.
Males are attracted to the largest females, according to the conservancy.
Bartoszek says that they didn’t realize just how large the snake was until they weighed her at the lab.
Bartoszek says that they didn’t realize just how large the snake was until they weighed her at the lab.
There was “collective disbelief” when they realized she was a whopping 215 pounds.
There was “collective disbelief” when they realized she was a whopping 215 pounds.
But it wasn’t until several months later, on April 28, that biologists had a chance to perform a necropsy on the snake.
But it wasn’t until several months later, on April 28, that biologists had a chance to perform a necropsy on the snake.
They discovered she broke another record: she had the largest number of eggs ever found, with 122 developing eggs in her abdomen.
They discovered she broke another record: she had the largest number of eggs ever found, with 122 developing eggs in her abdomen.