The biggest ever Python snake found in Florida, measuring 18 feet and 8 inches long, has been captured and killed.

The 128lb giant female reptile broke the previous record by over a foot.

The
Burmese Python, an invasive species to the Florida Everglades, was
found and killed by Jason Leon in a rural area southeast of Miami.

He managed to snare the snake after seeing part of its body sticking out the undergrowth.

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Record breaker: Jason Leon holds an 18 foot and 8 inch python he captured and killed in Miami-Dade County, Florida

With the help of a friend he killed the snake with a knife. According to University of Florida scientists, the snake was not carrying eggs.

Florida
Wildlife officials later told him it was the biggest ever recorded in
the state. The previous longest was 17ft and seven inches.

'We were riding and I saw
something poking out on the side of the road. At first I didn't know
what it was,' said Veronica Larios, who accompanied Leon to the
Everglades.

In a video recorded by another friend Blake Jordan Leon can be seen grabbing the snake by it's neck.

Larios hands Leon a knife and helps him move the snake's body as it tried to coil around her friend.

Taking measurements: Python being measured in University of Florida Lab after it was captured and killed near Miami

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The biggest ever Python snake found in Florida, measuring 18 feet and 8 inches long, has been captured and killed.

The 128lb giant female reptile broke the previous record by over a foot.

The
Burmese Python, an invasive species to the Florida Everglades, was
found and killed by Jason Leon in a rural area southeast of Miami.

He managed to snare the snake after seeing part of its body sticking out the undergrowth.

Scroll down for video

Record breaker: Jason Leon holds an 18 foot and 8 inch python he captured and killed in Miami-Dade County, Florida

With the help of a friend he killed the snake with a knife. According to University of Florida scientists, the snake was not carrying eggs.

Florida
Wildlife officials later told him it was the biggest ever recorded in
the state. The previous longest was 17ft and seven inches.

'We were riding and I saw
something poking out on the side of the road. At first I didn't know
what it was,' said Veronica Larios, who accompanied Leon to the
Everglades.

In a video recorded by another friend Blake Jordan Leon can be seen grabbing the snake by it's neck.

Larios hands Leon a knife and helps him move the snake's body as it tried to coil around her friend.

Taking measurements: Python being measured in University of Florida Lab after it was captured and killed near Miami

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