If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

In the Florida Everglades, Burmese pythons have no natural predators and a near-endless food supply. The pythons, which are ...

Here’s what you need to know about owning a raccoon as a pet in Florida, and how some exotic pets in Florida are classified ...

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

A snake pulled from inside another snake's stomach was a species unknown to science — Cenaspis aenigma! A military operation ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking for the public’s help in documenting a shimmering, yet elusive, reptile. The rainbow snake is a large, nonvenomous ...

In a high-stakes clash over Florida’s vanishing rural landscape, Englewood residents are fighting billionaire developer Pat ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Female praying mantises are notorious for eating their mates during or after sex. Now, scientists have discovered a dwarf mantis species in which males avoid this fate with an elaborate dance ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...