The largest python snake nest in Florida history was removed from a well-known wildlife area earlier this month, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A 13 foot and 9-inch female Burmese python and its nest of 111 eggs was removed from the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area on July 7 by a contractor with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Python Action Team, according to FWC spokesperson Lisa Thompson.

Removing the snake and its eggs the environment helps to protect the native habitats and wildlife in the area, she said.

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