Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades. An estimated half a million of these snakes are decimating the ...
Professional python hunter needed his family’s help to wrest the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python on record out of the ...
In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional ...
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.
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.
It was like riding a slow horse,” said Carl Jackson, a full-time Burmese python hunter with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “It was insane.” ...
The annual Florida Python Challenge is back. The event offers hunters from across the country the chance to win a $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize for removing the most invasive Burmese pythons from the ...
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.
The Florida Python Challenge, an annual statewide competition that kicks off Friday, will bring hundreds of snake-hunting professionals and novices to South Florida to hunt what wildlife officials are ...
Beneath Indonesia’s dense forests, a female reticulated python was found that stretched an astonishing 7.22 metres (23 feet 8 ...
The Temple of Pythons in Benin is a sacred site deeply connected to Vodun beliefs, where pythons are revered as symbols of ...