The latest Colt Python is identical to its 3", 4.25" and 6" stablemates other than its 5" barrel. The difference and the magic is in that "in between" barrel length.

The python was killed and taken to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, where its world-record length was verified. This article contains external content that failed to load.

Hunters caught a record-sized (for length) Burmese python in eastern Collier County on Monday. It measures 19 feet long, according to The Conservancy of Southwest Florida.