Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...

This week, our Wildlife Wednesday reporter, Vinny Mutone, introduces us to an iridescent snake living at the Santa Fe College teaching zoo.

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

Spring brings increased wildlife activity in Florida. Learn how to protect bats, bears, manatees, and sea turtles this season ...

During the frigid winter of 2010, Florida’s revered American crocodiles and its reviled invasive Burmese pythons were felled by a double shot of unyielding Arctic air. University of Florida ...

No non-native - no native species were brought in. Everything they brought in was a Burmese python. And the other thing that we're seeing is that people are doing a very clean job of euthanizing the ...

With a new year under way the South Florida Water Management Districted (SFWMD) is once again incentivizing Burmese python hunters in Florida to eliminate as many of the invasive snakes as they can ...

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 ...

The team, half of whom are women, captures alligators for health checks and tracks invasive Burmese pythons. Researchers use technology like radio telemetry, drones, and thermal cameras to manage ...