The female Burmese python stretched 17 feet, 2 inches and weighed 198 pounds, the second-heaviest python ever captured in Florida, the Conservancy confirmed with CBS News.

Hissmas came early for these python hunters. This time, Panhandle python hunters made hissstory after corralling a nearly 200-pound serpent -- the second largest ever bagged in the state.

Python hunters are gearing up for the annual Florida Python Challenge, set to take place in just over a month. However, it's always been open season in the invasive species in the Everglades ...