Florida’s southern wetlands have been overtaken by a predator that does not belong there. Burmese pythons, native to Southeast Asia, have established a breeding population across the Everglades so ...

Florida has a special talent for making madness sound like a regular Tuesday, but thousands of giant snakes ruling the E ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're starting to feel like Florida is auditioning to the next setting for a Jurassic Park movie, you're not alone. Just when ...

Asian swamp eels, mucus-covered air-breathing fish that implode marshland food chains from the bottom up, have earned a nasty ...

The U.S. State Department warns its relocating employees about risks after Southwest Florida Burmese python problem. Burmese pythons, once sold as pets, have severely impacted the ecosystem of the ...

For years, the Everglades was known for its tangled wetlands, alligators and an abundance of smaller mammals moving through the vegetation. Then an animal from south-east Asia began spreading through ...

A giant Burmese python in Florida could potentially swallow a deer weighing more than 120 pounds, according to a study that found the invasive snakes can eat larger prey than scientists once believed.

In Florida’s canals and wetlands, some of the most consequential changes are difficult to see. An Asian swamp eel can spend ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to manage the invasive Burmese python population. Last year's champion, Taylor Stanberry, was the first woman to win the competition's top prize.

If you're starting to feel like Florida is auditioning to the next setting for a Jurassic Park movie, you're not alone. Just when we got used to seeing those large curly-tailed lizards that arrived in ...