Officials say a Florida trapper has captured a record-setting python as part of a program to remove the invasive species from the Everglades.

The winner of the $10,000 ultimate grand prize this year was Taylor Stanberry, who removed a whopping 60 pythons.

Hunters caught a record-breaking 17-foot-long (5 meters) Burmese python in the Everglades on Dec. 1, but experts say there are likely hundreds of the massive snakes still in hiding.

Monster 17-foot python caught in Everglades Raw video: Record-setting reptile bagged as part of South Florida Water Management District's hunt for the invasive snakes.