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Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who was kitesurfing suffered multiple shark bites and died from his injuries.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida made a Facebook post showing a wildlife wearing a Santa hat with Burmese python on his ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. More than 4,200 species of snakes exist on the planet and ...

The captured snake, named Kevin, has already found a rescue placement Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the brand in 2022. Her ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — 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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...