Mary Bowerman , USA TODAY 7:38 a.m. ET May 11, 2017

A python hunter captured a massive 16-foot, 10-inch python in the
Florida Everglades as part of the South Florida Water Management
District's python elimination program this week, according to local
reports.

Dusty “The Wildman” Crum, an orchid grower and spare-time python
catcher, caught the snake, which didn't go down without a fight,
WFOR-TV in Miami reported.

"It is like Andre the Giant versus Hulk Hogan, WrestleMania," he told
the news station.

Officials extracted 78 eggs out of the python, which means dozens of
pythons will never see the light of day, according to the news
station.

The South Florida Water Management District pays python hunters an
hourly wage, with an extra $50 for pythons that are up to 4 feet and
an extra $25 for each foot above 4 feet. Crum's catch marks the 79th
python that has been captured in the water district since the program
started in March, according to the water management district.

Crum’s python catch earned him $375, WFOR-TV reported.

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(Interesting video at site)

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/11/python-hunter-captures-massive-snake-florida/317439001/

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