The Burmese python snake was measured by the Southwest Florida Conservancy and confirmed to be the longest ever captured in the state.

The longest python ever measured was caught in Naples on Sunday after a group of friends discovered the snake in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Researchers Ian Bartoszek (left), Ian Easterling, and intern Kyle Findley (right) carry record-breaking female Burmese Python weighing 215 pounds and measuring 17.7 feet in length.