2 massive mama pythons, dozens of hatched and unhatched eggs discovered in Florida preserve

A nursery raid of sorts in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve led to officials capturing two female Burmese pythons, dozens of their hatchlings, and 23 eggs, CBS Miami reports.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said officer Matthew Rubenstein was on routine patrol in the preserve on July 11, when he ran into Alex McDuffie, a python contractor, who had just bagged a hatchling.

The two looked around the area and found 18 more hatchlings, according to CBS Miami.