Something is lurking beneath the Everglades — and Florida’s frogs and salamanders are at risk
The Everglades‘ latest invasive threat isn’t a snake lurking in the grass, it’s an Asian swamp eel moving…
From lionfish to cane toads, Florida’s invasive species crisis stretches far beyond pythons
Florida’s yearly python hunt may suggest that one giant snake is the state’s defining environmental headache. In reality,…
Florida biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive pythons in 6 months, thanks to snakes’ sex drive
Florida biologists are turning one of the Burmese python’s greatest strengths into a weakness. By exploiting the snakes’…
Florida restaurant pauses viral iguana pizza after backlash, health department visit
A Florida pizzeria turned a bizarre cold-snap moment into a viral menu item, but then put the idea…
Not just pythons: In Florida, invasive tegus are raiding alligator eggs in the Everglades
Florida’s invasive-species problem goes well beyond the Burmese pythons that often grab headlines. In the Everglades, another fast-spreading…
Burmese python population booms near popular Florida tourist area, prompting higher conservation presence
EVERGLADES, Fla. – Experts across the Sunshine State are monitoring an increasing presence of the deadly Burmese Python…
Florida man will trade pizza for pythons
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Florida hunters can trade invasive pythons for free snake-topped pizza during annual challenge
Hunters entering Florida’s yearly Python Challenge are once again helping the state thin out invasive snakes in the…
Florida study finds Burmese pythons can swallow deer — and even alligators — whole
One of the Everglades’ most destructive invasive species has a feeding ability that Florida biologists say was likely…
Florida family follows python tracks over tire marks, then wrestles 202-pound giant from brush
While searching Florida brush for signs of pythons, a family followed fresh marks near tire tracks and soon…
Florida trackers bushwhack through swarming bugs to reach 10-foot python guarding her eggs
Near Everglades Holiday Park, a Florida python tracker reached a nesting Burmese python only after forcing his way…
Florida warns residents about invasive curly-tailed lizards spreading north
Wildlife experts in Central Florida say an invasive lizard once mostly associated with South Florida is now appearing…