OK, technically pythons don’t have hooves, except for the whitetail deer and hog remains in their bellies. But they are full of connective tissue that might as well be derived from hooves. That would ...

Burmese pythons — destructive and invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a foothold outside the Everglades.

Florida researchers are using innovative high-tech bunny stuffies to lure invasive Burmese pythons out of hiding in the ...

During the study, researchers tracked 188 adult and 168 juvenile Burmese pythons across sites such as the Big Cypress National Preserve. Each specimen was sexed, weighed and measured, with the VHF ...

The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

Researchers at the University of Florida are deploying high-tech decoys designed to mimic the signals Burmese pythons ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are a problem… a massive problem, to say the least. These invasive beasts have completely taken over the Everglades, and since they have no natural predators of their own, ...

The dreaded Asian swamp eel is slithering toward Brevard County, or is it already here? Maybe cold snaps can keep it at bay. Move over, Burmese pythons! The Everglades have another (and possibly more ...

Florida wildlife officials and researchers are turning to an unusual high-tech weapon in the fight against invasive Burmese pythons: robot rabbits. The solar-powered, rabbit-shaped devices are being ...

Asian swamp eels are an invasive, air-breathing fish that pose a significant threat to the Florida Everglades ecosystem. Unlike other predators, the eels can survive dry periods by burrowing, allowing ...

These live Asian swamp eels were imported from southeast Asia and sold in an urban food market in the U.S. Raw or undercooked Asian swamp eels could transmit a parasitic infection called ...

There are plenty of reasonable ways to spend 10 days in Florida in July. Go to the beach. Find a pool. Sit directly in front of an air conditioner and refuse to move until October. Or you can drive ...