A photo shows a Burmese python next to a picture of the town hall in Doral, Florida. Roccoad / Utopia_88 The species is native to Asia, but they can also survive in Florida's subtropical climate.

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The reticulated python is the largest snake found in Thailand and usually ranges in size from 5 to 21 feet, weighing up to about 165 pounds. They have been found as big as 33 feet long and 287 pounds.

It was not her imagination. Closer inspection revealed a python was hiding behind the picture, and video filmed by a snake catcher shows it was huge.

In the footage the python's head emerges from the opposite side of the tree as the reptile gauges its next move. While the snake looks massive, carpet pythons rarely exceed 13 feet in length.