Snakes are one of nature's most interesting survivors. Where most people imagine them basking in warm sun or hiding amongst ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A house filled with snakes and spiders might be straight out of many people's nightmares, but to longtime exotic pet keeper Nolan ...

A house filled with snakes and spiders might be straight out of many people's nightmares, but to longtime exotic pet keeper Nolan Asplund, they’re like family. “Exotic animals, and animals as a whole, ...

Geckos are known as solitary creatures, but according to some scientists, these little guys look out for one another. As you ...

DUCK KEY, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is celebrating what it calls a successful Python Challenge and announcing its 2024 winners. This year, 857 participants ...

Ian Easterling, a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, captured a 153-pound female Burmese python, one of the largest caught in Florida in 2025. Conservancy of Southwest ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...

The annals of Florida's eternal wrangle with invasive species are filled with creative, unique and bizarre techniques for ridding the state of the damaging marauders. Barefoot python hunting, robot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock The invasive Burmese python is expanding its range in Florida, raising concerns among experts about the ...