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.

It was like riding a slow horse,” said Carl Jackson, a full-time Burmese python hunter with the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Volunteer python hunter Dave Hackathorn, 53, of Waverly, W.Va., with a 4-foot-6-inch python caught west of Miami. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Studies indicate pythons have devastated the ...

No one knows how many of these giant snakes now infest south Florida, but estimates range from 100,000 to more than a million, said Kevin Donmoyer, an invasive-species biologist at Everglades National ...

“The impact that these invasive animals are having on our wildlife is astounding." Meet the 60-year-old who hunts invasive pythons that are 'destroying' the Florida Everglades: 'They were eating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The FWC and Inversa partner to control Burmese python population in the Everglades. Kills tripled this July compared to last July, ...

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 ...

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 ...

EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) — A pair of python hunters stumbled across a python swim party that might offer new insights into their nesting patterns in Florida. Professional python hunters Guillermo ...

Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.