"It's never safe to handle a snake that big with no one around in case of emergency." ...

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the invasive snake.

Have any humans have been killed by Burmese pythons? What to know Florida's large, invasive residents and their misconceptions ...

The collars send a signal to researchers after a opossum is eaten, leading to the snake's location ...