Florida snake hunter and his family wrestle 202-pound python that dragged him 15 feet: report

It was like riding a slow horse,” said Carl Jackson, a full-time Burmese python hunter with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “It was insane.” ...

Local reptarium gives off ‘Fear Factor’ vibes with snakes, cockroaches, lizards

At LegaSea Aquarium and The Reptarium, you can hold a lizard, alligator and a Burmese python, as well as interact with Madagascar hissing cockroaches, stingrays and a bearcat. And that’s just ...

Watch Florida man wrangle near-record 200 pound python in Everglades

A dramatic video shows how python hunter Carl Jackson wrestled with a 200-pound snake that he estimates dragged him 10-15 ...

The photos tell the story: This Burmese python caught in Florida is huge

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 ...

Pain from python bite? It's like 'a lot of little needles' tearing skin

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