The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

There are way more pythons than hunters to remove them in Florida. But the ones that do kill them can be paid full-time by ...

In this fun video, Carl Jackson and his children show off their near-record python catch using their own bodies for ...

Python hunter Carl Jackson has only been hunting snakes in Florida since June of 2025. He's off to a strong start with a near-record catch on Jan. 13.

Python hunter Carl Jackson catches the second-heaviest python in Florida history. 'She's bigger than I thought,' says Jackson ...

Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades. An estimated half a million of these snakes are decimating the natural ecosystem by eating the native mammals like deer, bobcats, squirrels ...

Chef Brad Leone demonstrates how to catch an invasive 10-foot python in Florida, giving tips on safety and technique.

A python hunter caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The 16-foot, 10-inch female python was captured in Big Cypress National Park with the help of ...

Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...

During the past few years the Naples Daily News and The News-Press have covered numerous stories about Burmese pythons and the hunters who catch them in Florida. Hunters like Carl Jackson, who is a ...

A Florida python hunter recently captured a 202-pound Burmese python, one of the heaviest on record. Although not venomous, pythons have sharp, fang-like teeth that can cause painful bites. Invasive ...