With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the wild in Florida.

South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

The FWC's annual Florida Python Challenge will be July 11-20, 2025.

Carl Jackson didn't expect such massive results when he set out to hunt pythons with his family on Tuesday, Jan. 13. He was retracing his tracks at Big Cypress National Preserve outside of Naples, ...

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 ...

When it comes to tackling invasive species in South Florida, it's not just about spotting and removing. A group of University ...

A reticulated python has already completed its hunt of this small deer and is in the process of constricting its prey.

Three hunters recently captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught the invasive snake near Everglades City just after midnight on ...

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 ...

A python hunter captured a nearly 17-foot, 202-pound snake in the Florida Everglades. While it is legal to eat python meat in Florida, health officials strongly advise against it. Testing has revealed ...

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 ...