As another python hunting year winds down in Florida, it will be a tall order for any hunter to top Carl Jackson's ...

Easy” is not the first word that would describe tracking down invasive Burmese pythons in the dense sawgrass of the Florida ...

Just the phrase “invasive pythons” should have us quaking in our snake boots. In the Florida Everglades, Burmese pythons have taken over much of the habitat once used by other forms of wildlife, ...

In South Florida’s wetlands, the fight against an invasive predator is on. As Burmese pythons continue to threaten native ...

It's been more than three years since the record for longest python ever caught in Florida was set. Could there be longer ...

The South Florida Water Management District announced the August winners for its Python Elimination Program and the bonus awards.

South Florida women are transforming invasive pythons from the Everglades into luxury handbags through a partnership between ...

Carl Jackson caught this year's heaviest Burmese python in Florida. Could the next catch happen in Palm Beach County?

A 69-year-old professional python hunter and veterans nonprofit founder from Lutz, Florida, captured and euthanized 96 invasive Burmese pythons during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge — setting a new ...

Professional python hunter Carl Jackson recently caught a 202-pound python, the second heaviest ever recorded in Florida. Python bites are a common risk for hunters, and their teeth feel like needles ...

Invasive Burmese Pythons are a great threat to Florida's native species — so much so that the state employs qualified contractors to help hunt them.

As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge winds down, we are revisiting a story from earlier this year. We interviewed professional python hunter Carl Jackson soon after he had caught a 16-foot, 10-inch ...