"Sightings near urban areas have become more common." Firefighters respond after massive snakes are found where they don't ...

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 ...

Law enforcement officers in South Florida have to always be prepared for the unexpected when they clock in each day.

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.

A Florida deputy never knows when he or she might need a lasso. An unwelcome visitor came crashing through a Southwest Florida glass door on Friday, prompting a call for a “boarglary in progress.” Lee ...

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 ...