16-foot python found in Everglades had eaten deer

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In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 photo provided by the South Florida Water Management District, a nearly 16-foot long Burmese Python is shown, that was captured and killed in Everglades National Park, Fla. The Python had recently consumed a 76-lb. adult female deer. The reptile was one of the largest ever found in South Florida.

South Florida Water Management District

This 16-foot long Burmese Python that was captured and killed in Everglades National Park.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Tbo.com
Published: October 28, 2011
Updated: October 29, 2011 - 8:53 AM

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EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK — Officials in the Florida Everglades have captured and killed a 16-foot-long Burmese python that had just eaten an adult deer.

Scott Hardin, exotic species coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, says workers found the snake on Thursday. The reptile was one of the largest ever found in South Florida.

Hardin says the python had recently consumed a 76-pound female deer that had died. He says it was an important capture to help stop the spread of pythons further north.