Arlington Heights resident Andrew Sokolowski is destined to become something of a legend in Florida. He and his buddies recently wrangled a 19-foot-long Burmese python -- the longest ever captured in that state, according to the Naples-based Conservancy of Southwest Florida.
Arlington Heights resident Andrew Sokolowski, 22, and his buddies recently wrangled a 19-foot-long Burmese python in Florida -- the longest ever captured in that state.
"It's so incredible that an animal like this exists and that I'm standing maybe six inches away from it," said Sokolowski, who was back in Arlington Heights this week and applying to law schools after graduating in the spring from the Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in finance.• For the full story, visit chicago.suntimes.com.
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