NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A 13-foot (4-meter) Burmese python was confiscated from an upstate New York man who was keeping the still-growing snake in a small tank, authorities said.

A Florida man with near-unmatched gumption for slaying scaly creatures was awarded $1,000 through a new state incentive system for capturing a staggering 87 invasive pythons in just one month.