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.” ...

When the weather gets cold in Florida, gators stop eating and iguanas start dropping. How do low temps affect the invasive ...

Experts explain how invasive pythons and other reptiles in South Florida react to freezing temperatures - and why cold ...

Jackson caught the 202-pound snake with the help of his wife, adopted son, and step-daughter Jackson works for the Florida ...

Florida is bracing for its most intense cold weather since 2010. Researchers are watching to see what the chill could mean ...

Burmese pythons have reportedly found a way to adapt to cold snaps in Florida ...

Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades. An estimated half a million of these snakes are decimating 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 ...

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

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.

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-record catch on Jan. 13.

The new year started off with a bang when a python hunter caught a 202-pound female python. That's a lot of meat to eat. But ...