{"id":93293,"date":"2026-10-26T23:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T23:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/93293"},"modified":"2026-10-26T23:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T23:27:23","slug":"huge-18-foot-python-tracked-down-after-targeting-pet-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/93293","title":{"rendered":"Huge 18-foot python tracked down after targeting pet cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Wildlife authorities and conservationists are raising the alarm after professional snake hunters took down a new record-holding, 18-foot-4-inch reticulated python in Puerto Rico.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The enormous serpent was located in a residential jungle setting after a harrowing neighborhood sighting in which it was seen constricting a pet cat, prompting the small island to be thrust into a panic and focus squarely on the risk invasive giant snakes present to residential neighborhoods and island ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>Professional South Florida python hunter, Kevin Pavlidis known to \u201cSnakeaholic\u201d by avid social media followers, partnered with the local conservation group Proyectos Retic to tackle the beast after tracking it down.<\/p>\n<p>Upon capture of the large predator, the team measured the snake\u2019s incredible length and exclaimed that it took a team of 8 grown adults shoulder-to-shoulder just to have a comparable stretch of the long serpent to measure it.<\/p>\n<p>Native to Southeast Asia, reticulated pythons are the longest species of snake in the world, but to find a snake this large in Puerto Rico is reason for concern in the world of invasive species management.<\/p>\n<p>Experts have warned that careless trading of exotic animals and intentional releases by humans have helped establish these apex predators on the island, causing harm to native species and family pets.<\/p>\n<p>As calls to remove these large predators continue, residents are encouraged to stay alert.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/huge-18-foot-python-tracked-down-after-targeting-pet-cat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildlife authorities and conservationists are raising the alarm after professional snake hunters took down a new record-holding, 18-foot-4-inch reticulated python in Puerto Rico. 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