9'1" python no match for Florida man

COLLLIER COUNTY, FL--Thursday night Tony Hamm was driving on U.S. 41 in Collier County when he saw something in the road.

A closer inspection revealed it was a Burmese python.

With his bare hands Hamm grabbed the snake by the tail.

The snake wrapped itself around a guardrail. That's when Hamm went into action. He pulled out a pocket knife and cut off its head.

"Without the head it's 9 feet, one inch," Hamm said.

It's the third Burmese python caught in Collier County this month.
 
"I think it's a lot bigger than what people want to admit because they're... they're everywhere," Hamm said.

Hamm is a car technician. But in his spare time he's an outdoor sportsman who likes to fish and hunt.

He says if he sees a python again, he'll be ready.

Information from WBBH