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

Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Adult animals average between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida. The large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes are ...

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

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

A Florida woman caught 60 snakes in the state's annual 10-day challenge to eliminate the invasive Burmese python species wreaking havoc with the Everglades ecosystem. More than 900 people participated ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these ...

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the world, averaging between 6 and 9 feet. The longest python ever ...