What It’s Like to Get Dragged Through a Florida Swamp by a 200-Pound Python

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the ...

Florida Rep. joins UF scientists to capture, track invasive pythons

EVERGLADES, Fla. (WFLA)— A Florida representative joined university of Florida scientists to capture a 10-foot python they have tracked. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined UF scientists to ...
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This python appeared in the dark... and the hunt began immediately

The search for invasive pythons takes hunters deep into the Everglades. Every rustle in the grass could mean a massive snake nearby. These predators are not native to Florida. Stopping them is a race ...
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Monster Burmese python caught by 3 hunters in Florida. Was it biggest ever captured?

Three hunters recently captured a massive Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Zach Hoffman, Jan Gianello and Justice Sargood caught the invasive snake near Everglades City just after midnight on ...
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U.S. Rep. Wasserman Schultz joins University of Florida scientists on Everglades python research trip

EVERGLADES, Fla. (WSVN) — It’s not every day you see an elected official in the wild hunting for pythons. Democratic U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined a team of scientists from the ...

13 Snake-Attracting Plants You Might Want To Avoid

Snakes can sometimes be unwelcome guests in your garden or backyard, but you may inadvertently be giving them an invitation if you have these plants.

This Air-Breathing Swamp Eel Is Quietly Taking Over the Florida Everglades

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

Florida's New Invasive Species Is a 7-Foot Lizard That Eats Everything and Fears Nothing

"They're very wild, they're very active. They don't make good pets at all. They don't calm down." ...
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New invasive species impacting South Florida’s ecosystem

Nile monitors are spreading across South Florida. They are olive-green or black, with yellow striping on their head and jaw ...

When will 2 major SW Florida projects including Costco open this year?

Increasingly expanding Collier Boulevard corridor in Naples looks to have 2 monster endeavors debuting about same time in ...

Nile Monitors Are Spreading Across South Florida. Experts Say They're Like Velociraptors

"It's like catching a tornado. Swim, burrow, they climb trees, they are like modern day velociraptors." ...

Giant lizard that can grow up to 6 feet is invading South Florida's ecosystem

Another giant reptile is clawing its way toward disrupting the South Florida ecosystem as an invasive species. The Nile monitor -- a semi-aquatic lizard equipped with razor claws that can grow up to 6 ...