Here’s what you need to know about owning a raccoon as a pet in Florida, and how some exotic pets in Florida are classified ...

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade generated $900K in fees but limited data for the public and minimal business for ...

In the Florida Everglades, Burmese pythons have no natural predators and a near-endless food supply. The pythons, which are ...

The Florida hunt exposed deep emotional divisions among animal rights activists and hunters. In social media forums and in ...

Professional python hunters spotted something strange happening in a South Florida pond. They soon realized they might be the ...

Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is the most efficient way to nab the lizard, says Mike Kimmel, who goes by ...

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 ...

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 ...