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 ...

FILE - A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration at a media event for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, June 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne ...

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 ...

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

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.

Florida's fight against the invasive Burmese python has hit a new high-water mark, thanks to a state-backed surge in removal efforts. Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted the record-setting success of ...

Once imported to Florida as exotic pets, Burmese pythons have become one of the most devastating invasive species the state has ever faced. As their numbers grow, their impact on native wildlife in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was the catch of a lifetime. For contracted python hunter Carl Jackson, wrangling a near record python earlier this year (Jan.