A contracted hunter captured the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. Invasive Burmese pythons are devastating the South Florida ecosystem by preying on small ...

The 202-pound Burmese python was caught by Florida resident Carl Jackson Florida resident Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python ever captured in Florida on Tuesday, Jan. 13 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A team of biologists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you capture a Burmese python for the record books, you find creative ways to measure it or show the perspective of just how ...

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to ...

Near record python measured using human bodies A 16-foot, 10-inch python caught by a family of hunters on Jan. 13 weighed 202 pounds, the second heaviest python ever captured in the Everglades.

Some families go to the beach or into the mountains together. Others prefer museums, movies, or theme parks. Carl Jackson’s clan, though, would rather be chasing invasive Burmese pythons through the ...

On a recent afternoon, Carl Jackson and his family were hunting for pythons on a dirt road about 30 miles east of Naples in Big Cypress National Preserve. Jackson said he turned his truck around to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the ...