A retired US Army veteran has spent 11 years tracking invasive Burmese pythons through Florida’s Everglades, where a single ...

Every month the South Florida Water Management District awards cash bonuses to contracted hunters for the number of pythons ...

Time is running out for any Florida Burmese python hunter looking to top what Carl Jackson did earlier this year. As of Sept. 24, Jackson still has the distinction of capturing the state's heaviest ...

Carl Jackson caught this year's heaviest Burmese python in Florida. Could the next catch happen in Palm Beach County?

In South Florida’s wetlands, the fight against an invasive predator is on. As Burmese pythons continue to threaten native wildlife in these ecosystems, wildlife officials and dedicated hunters are ...

A Burmese python caught by South Florida Water Management District contractor Kym Clark. Provided by Kym Clark USA TODAY Network, Reuters Invasive Burmese Pythons are a great threat to South Florida's ...

A 202-pound Burmese python caught in January 2026 is the heaviest captured in Florida so far this year. This python is the second heaviest ever caught in the state, with the record being a 215-pound ...

Easy” is not the first word that would describe tracking down invasive Burmese pythons in the dense sawgrass of the Florida ...

Invasive Burmese Pythons are a great threat to South Florida's native species — so much so that the state employs qualified contractors to help hunt them. Two initiatives, the Florida Fish and ...