Burmese pythons are unwanted and taking over the Everglades.
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.
In the Everglades, python and gator conflict keeps rising as reproduction, spread, and hidden populations outpace control ...
In this fun video, Carl Jackson and his children show off their near-record python catch using their own bodies for ...
A dramatic video shows how python hunter Carl Jackson wrestled with a 200-pound snake that he estimates dragged him 10-15 feet.
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 ...
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.” ...
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When the weather gets cold in Florida, gators stop eating and iguanas start dropping. How do low temps affect the invasive Burmese python?
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.
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 the FWC.
Experts explain how invasive pythons and other reptiles in South Florida react to freezing temperatures - and why cold ...