Things can get complicated when we refer to “brown snakes.” Brown snakes can mean snakes that are colored brown. However, ...

Florida’s best filmmakers, industry panelists, student award winners and major names from Hollywood are gathered through Nov. 16 in the Southernmost City for the Key West Film Festival. Legendary ...

During severe cold weather, iguanas in Florida may be cold-stunned — a paralysis that can cause the reptiles to fall from ...

Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species from Southeast Asia now established in South Florida. While freezing temperatures can ...

Iguanas can freeze and fall from trees, then become easy prey; pythons can shiver to stay alive from the cold weather.

Florida's Burmese pythons have reached a level of lore in Florida that perhaps no other animals have held in the state. They're the ultimate of swamp monsters. Pythons are gigantic predators from ...

Deep in Florida’s swamps, a growing army of invasive Burmese pythons is threatening native wildlife — and hunters are fighting back. The search takes them through thick brush, muddy canals, and ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has removed 245 pythons so far in 2025. Brian Hargrove was the top hunter in August, capturing 63 invasive snakes. The program ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report sightings of these rare snakes, not seen in Florida for over 5 years. Habitat loss, dwindling food sources and snake ...

A Florida woman has been crowned the winner of the state’s annual python challenge after raking in dozens of the invasive species in this year’s competition. Taylor Stanberry placed first after ...