Burmese pythons, a non-native snake, has proliferated across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida.

Initially established in Everglades National Park in the early 1980s, Burmese pythons quickly put a stranglehold on Florida's ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims ...

Unseasonably cold weather in Florida affects native and invasive reptile species. Iguanas can become immobilized and fall from trees when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. Alligators ...

Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in Charlotte County, told WINK News that after spotting the nearly 12-foot python stretched across the road, he drove home to gather equipment for catching the snake.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species from Southeast Asia now established in South Florida. While freezing temperatures can be lethal to pythons, evidence suggests they may be evolving to tolerate ...

"It's very difficult to find them and catch them." Officials invest millions to battle highly invasive species wreaking havoc on Florida Everglades: 'They have a voracious appetite' first appeared on ...

Leather has been a staple of human fashion for millennia, but the fashion industry is increasingly embracing more sustainable alternatives. Traditional leather comes mainly from cows, and cattle ...

STUART, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Executive Director Roger Young visited Stuart on Tuesday morning to discuss invasive Burmese pythons in the Florida ...

The Everglades is an economic powerhouse for South Florida, supporting millions of jobs and generating billions in economic activity. A "Clean Water Economy" of 84,000 businesses depends on a healthy ...

Everglades City, Florida, is known as the "Stone Crab Capital of the World." Stone crab season runs from October 15 to May 1, with strict harvesting rules to maintain the population. Stone crabs are a ...