Snakes have both fascinated and scared humans for as long as we can remember. Especially frightening are the giants that ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife is asking people to report sightings, but to stay away to avoid any attacks or incidents ...

A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.

Typically, when people think of dangerous animal encounters, they imagine them happening in remote wild places. In reality, they can happen almost anywhere, including along roadsides and near ...

Join the action as invasive pythons are captured, highlighting their impact on the ecosystem, the challenges of removal, and the techniques used to safely handle these large snakes. Warning. Do not ...

A colony of African vervets in Dania Beach raises big questions about how humans can and should manage nonnative species.

Unlike the green iguanas that have become a familiar, if unwelcome, sight in the region, Nile monitors are aggressive predators. They feed on turtles, snakes, young crocodiles and other reptiles, ...

On a warm and clear Wednesday morning in the Everglades, researchers Melissa Miller and Brandon Welty dug through grass and dirt in search of a ten-foot snake they had seen just a week before. Members ...

Asian swamp eels are spreading through the Everglades and decimating crayfish populations, leading to comparisons with ...

After following all of the official rules and regulations, Freddy and Mike dressed to kill—in their knee-high snake boots, ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash ...

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 ...