A python is shown in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, August 10, 2015.HO/The Canadian Press A python spotted in a Metro Vancouver conservation area is a long way from its native African home.

FORT LAUDERDALE - A Florida Fish & Wildlife python trapper had the catch of a lifetime last week in an area west of Fort Lauderdale when he captured a Burmese python over 17 feet in length.