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

From fending off falcon attacks to diving head-first into bear dens, wildlife biologists tackle the tough — yet essential — ...

Officials are hopeful that the new process will preserve the state’s wildlife. Following the conclusion of its annual Python Hunting Challenge, which allows hunters to kill thousands of the invasive ...

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 ...

Jasper County — A man is jailed in Jasper County on charges of using a stolen shotgun to fire toward a neighboring home, with a witness claiming the home had been struck, according to information from ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — According to the New Orleans Coroner’s Office report, 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez died as a result of blunt force trauma by an alligator and drowning. Vasquez’s body was found near ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

A ball python, also called the royal python, is a less troublesome cousin to the Burmese, and has been eating its way through the Everglades for decades. Ball pythons are native to west sub Saharan ...