A post‑meal compound found in python blood curbed appetite in lab mice, hinting at future weight loss therapies.

Typically, when people think of dangerous animal encounters, they imagine them happening in remote wild places. In reality, they can happen almost anywhere, including along roadsides and near ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife is asking people to report sightings, but to stay away to avoid any attacks or incidents ...

Pythons don't nibble. They chomp, squeeze, and swallow their prey whole in a meal that can approach 100% of their body weight. But even as they slither stealthily around the forest, months or even a ...

Snakes have both fascinated and scared humans for as long as we can remember. Especially frightening are the giants that stretch to incredible lengths and have immense power. The world’s largest ...

Study finds historical nursery area within the Indian River Lagoon may once again be supporting juvenile smalltooth sawfish.

A colony of African vervets in Dania Beach raises big questions about how humans can and should manage nonnative species.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers got quite a shock when they found 39 live pythons hidden inside a vehicle attempting to cross into Mexico..

When it comes to tackling invasive species in South Florida, it's not just about spotting and removing. A group of University ...

Unlike most Florida beaches with their bright white sand, Boneyard Beach has darker, more compact sand that makes the bleached driftwood stand out even more. Add in the blue-green Atlantic water and ...