A hyena is no easy target, with powerful jaws and a reputation for holding its own against lions and leopards, yet one ...

Here’s a guide to identifying Florida’s six native, venomous snakes and some non-venomous snakes they resemble.

Burmese pythons – destructive invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida – are fairly distinct once they reach adulthood. But smaller members of the species can be mistaken for native ...

Florida's invasive Burmese python may have met its match with the opossum. USA TODAY Researchers in Florida are using an unexpected tool to help fight invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: ...

Invasive Burmese pythons have established a large population in South Florida after being released as exotic pets. Colder weather limits the pythons' range, but there is evidence they may be adapting ...

Fort Pierce’s waterfront turned red, white and blue Friday as 56 vessels joined the 16th Annual Patriotic Boat Parade & Blessing of the Fleet. Police searching for missing woman last seen near Jupiter ...

KEY LARGO — Biologists A.J. Sanjar and Michael Cove part a curtain of vegetation and stride into the shadows of a dense forest in Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge to check on a line of possum ...

A python hunter earned multiple cash bonuses in March for capturing the most and longest snakes. The South Florida Water Management District's program pays contractors to remove invasive Burmese ...