A state-contracted hunter in Big Cypress National Preserve took a massive Burmese python out of the swamp: a 202-pound female that was carrying about 200 eggs. In January, officials said that Carl ...

THE glamorous female python hunter who clinched a $10,000 prize for nabbing 60 reptiles is in the running for another huge payday. Taylor Stanberry is among the crowd of brave handlers combing through ...

As the 2026 Florida Python Challenge winds down, we are revisiting a story from earlier this year. We interviewed professional python hunter Carl Jackson soon after he had caught a 16-foot, 10-inch ...

When it comes to hunting and eliminating the invasive Burmese python in Florida, we've learned it can be about much more than just removing one snake at a time. Sometimes that one snake, a female, ...

More than 900 contestants vying for the $10,000 grand prize scoured South Florida for 10 days during the 2026 Florida Python Challenge.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A state-contracted hunter in Big Cypress National Preserve took a massive Burmese python out of the swamp: a ...