Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades.

Jackson caught the 202-pound snake with the help of his wife, adopted son, and step-daughter Jackson works for the Florida ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A FWC staffer holds up a Burmese python cauhgt in Florida. Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive ...

Carl Jackson had a Burmese python encounter like few others on Jan. 13. When he finally contained the invasive snake, he had a near-record catch.

A dramatic video shows how python hunter Carl Jackson wrestled with a 200-pound snake that he estimates dragged him 10-15 feet.

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

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims to raise public awareness about the threat invasive species pose to the ...

Mike Kimmel, known as the "Python Cowboy," leads guided hunts for invasive iguana and Burmese pythons. Invasive iguanas are a costly pest in Florida, damaging landscaping and burrowing into flood ...

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 the FWC.

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...

There was some big snake news in 2025. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, was the 2025 Florida Python Challenge winner and the first woman to ever win the competition. She captured 60 of the invasive ...