Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

There is only one NHL player who’s survived a cheetah attack, occasionally loses a few large snakes and once convinced Canadian customs to let through a collection of knives. There is only one Brent ...

A routine patrol turned into a wild encounter when Sergeant Carlos Atola of the Pinecrest Police Department (PPD), along with a Sheriff’s Deputy, successfully captured a massive 14-foot Burmese python ...

The threatened Florida Scrub-Jay may call in a language we don't know, but Grant Livingston tries to make sure we understand.

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...

Dr. Melissa Miller is a research scientist, wildlife ecologist with UF's school Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Scientists discover new intestinal cells in Burmese pythons that completely dissolve bones, explaining why they never appear ...

Activists and outdoorspeople insist the human, pollutive impact of the detention center imperils landscape and wildlife, not the other way around.

According to Florida Fish and Wildlife, wild hogs live in all 67 Florida counties. They're found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, ...

It’s not unusual to hear about a Florida man finding gators in swimming pools or snakes under the hood of a car. But a wild boar crashing through a sliding glass door and tearing up someone’s living ...

Recent sightings of invasive Burmese pythons at Florida homes were caught on video. Are these massive snakes invading urban areas?