Experts explain how invasive pythons and other reptiles in South Florida react to freezing temperatures - and why cold weather won't solve the problem.

Florida is bracing for its most intense cold weather since 2010. Researchers are watching to see what the chill could mean for an iconic native species and invasive reptiles.

Professional python hunter needed his family’s help to wrest the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python on record out of the swamp.

Burmese pythons have reportedly found a way to adapt to cold snaps in Florida

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-record catch on Jan. 13.

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.”

A contracted hunter working deep in Florida’s swamps has helped capture one of the largest Burmese pythons ever recorded in the state, wildlife officials confirmed Tuesday

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

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

Hunter Carl Jackson captures a near-record 202-pound Burmese python in Florida's Big Cypress National Park. We read the reviews, made the calls and did the research to compile our guide to the best movers in Cedar Park, Texas.

Amy Siewe, more famously known as the Python Huntress, is joining dolphin expert Bob McConville for what a press release is calling "a powerful and entertaining evening exploring both sides of Florida’s ecosystem — the invasive species threatening it, and the iconic animals we’re fighting to protect."