The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood out.

In the annals of record-breaking animals, there is big, and then there is Florida python big. Leave it to a professional ...

Python hunter Carl Jackson catches the second-heaviest python in Florida history. 'She's bigger than I thought,' says Jackson ...

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 2024 Florida Python Challenge began at 12:01 am Friday, Aug. 9 and ended at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. In total, 857 participants competed in the 2024 snake hunt challenge from 33 states and Canada.

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.

Python hunter Carl Jackson needed family assistance to uncoil the snake from his body and subdue the second-heaviest python ever caught in Florida.

Editor's note: This story originally published in 2020. The 2024 Florida Python Challenge is currently underway until Aug. 18. The snake’s head was as big as a garden spade, lunging at hunter Mike ...

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

Shutterstock Image A Florida snake hunter had his work cut ot for him during a recent catch. His routine day in the Everglades turned into something that resembled closer to a low-budget action movie.