Carl Jackson had a Burmese python encounter like few others on Jan. 13. When he finally contained the invasive snake, he had ...

It was like riding a slow horse. It was insane,” Carl Jackson said about the second-heaviest Burmese python caught in Florida.

Professional python hunter needed his family’s help to wrest the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python on record out of the swamp.

Ian Easterling, a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, captured a 153-pound female Burmese python, one of the largest caught in Florida in 2025. Conservancy of Southwest ...

Python hunters have nothing to be afraid of when it comes to venom and pythons. They are not venomous. But they have very sharp teeth.