Asian swamp eels are spreading through the Everglades and decimating crayfish populations, leading to comparisons with ...

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...

Cobras are among the most feared snakes in the world. The king cobra, the largest venomous snake on Earth, can inject an ...

If you care about Florida's native turtles, nesting birds, and wild spaces, this story will hit close to home. Nile monitor lizards - powerful, fast-moving carnivores that can grow up to 7 feet long - ...

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

What makes an animal invasive, and which species are causing the most destruction across North America? A species is ...

Snakes live on every continent except Antarctica and can survive in an incredible range of environments. Rainforests, however ...

Snakes have lost the gene that encodes ghrelin, a hormone that helps regulate hunger in many vertebrates, according to a new study.