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 ...

One of Florida's most anticipated events of the year is almost here. The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from eight ...

In just over a week, hundreds of python hunters will descend on the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state’s annual Python Challenge. Last year 857 participants helped remove 195 ...

After 12 years of tracking and hunting Burmese pythons in South Florida, it takes a lot to get Ian Bartoszek riled. A wildlife biologist and the science coordinator for the Conservancy of Southwest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Contracted Burmese python hunter Carl Jackson, his wife, son and daughter, worked together to capture a 202-pound female python ...

Over the weekend, hunters nabbed one of the heaviest Burmese pythons ever recorded in the state of Florida. Mike Elfenbein said the catch was made Friday at Big Cypress National Reserve. The 17-foot, ...

These hunters couldn't just slither their way out of this one! In order to win a cash prize, they had to face a snake head-on. Hailing from the U.S. and Canada, more than 900 people participated in ...

A viral video shows a 20-foot reticulated python on a “walk in the park.” Is that safe or even good for the snake? Learn how ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons. The competition raises awareness of the threat these snakes pose to the Everglades ecosystem. Burmese pythons ...