To learn more about how researchers caught this record-breaking python and what they hope to learn from studying her, check out this feature in National Geographic.

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To learn more about how researchers caught this record-breaking python and what they hope to learn from studying her, check out this feature in National Geographic.

To learn more about how researchers caught this record-breaking python and what they hope to learn from studying her, check out this feature in National Geographic.