Florida men catch 144-pound python in Everglades

EVERGLADES, Fl.– Two south Florida men have quite a story to tell after what they encountered in the Everglades -- a massive 144-pound python. Nicholas Banos and trapping partner Leonardo Sanchez were driving around -- keeping all eyes on the lookout -- when moments later, they made their phenomenal find. “Second I get out of the car and I look over, it's this big python stretched there where the trees meet the water,” said Banos. “And when we jumped at it, [Sanchez] goes and grabs it by the tail. The second he starts to grab it, the snake starts to b-line into the trees. So, he tells me, ‘Go for the head, Go for the head!’”