Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot. More than 4,000 animal species, in fact, are native to the Sunshine State. As the weather heats up, a growing number of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reptiles and Florida might as well be synonymous, especially when it comes to our slithering neighbors. According to the ...

Florida wildlife officials need your help to report sightings of a nonvenomous snake whose population has declined in recent decades. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

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Florida is home to 46 native snake species, four invasive species, and six venomous snake categories. The Everglades are known for the invasive Burmese python, which can grow over 15 feet long and ...

As if alligators, crocodiles, airboats in the Everglades, and Instagram fishing models weren't enough, visitors to Florida can add one more water-related species to watch out for: snakes. Lots and ...

The Florida Python Challenge, an annual statewide competition that kicks off Friday, will bring hundreds of snake-hunting professionals and novices to South Florida to hunt what wildlife officials are ...

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...