The season started Dec. 6, making its return in Florida for the first time in a decade. Last December, FWC staff presented an update on black bears in the state to commissioners. In March 2025, a ...
The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...
Finding 200 eggs inside the specimen highlights a massive ecological threat to the Everglades ecosystem. Analyzing the tracks proved counterintuitive when the snake’s actual mass contradicted initial ...
Carl Jackson noticed something when he turned his truck around on Turner River Road in Big Cypress National Park. It was almost 4 p.m. on Jan. 13. He was on his way back to near where he had just ...
On a recent afternoon, Carl Jackson and his family were hunting for pythons on a dirt road about 30 miles east of Naples in Big Cypress National Preserve. Jackson said he turned his truck around to ...
A Florida python hunter recently captured a 202-pound Burmese python, one of the heaviest on record. Although not venomous, pythons have sharp, fang-like teeth that can cause painful bites. Invasive ...
Burmese pythons have reportedly found a way to adapt to cold snaps in Florida Getty Burmese pythons in Florida are reportedly evolving to adapt to cold temperatures in Florida Other reptiles, like ...
A Florida snake hunter, his wife, and their two kids were able to wrestle and take out a whopping 202-pound Burmese python in a battle that saw the slithering beast drag the professional some 15 feet ...