Louisiana's alligator farms raise the reptiles for meat, skins — and conservation

Advocates say alligator farming has turned the demand for boots and bags into a boost for a species often seen as scary, bothersome or good only for their leathery skins. Alligators were once in ...

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 ...
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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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Python Challenge nears: Want to kill a Burmese python in Florida? Keep your gun holstered

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 ...

Over puppy yoga? Try it with snakes.

You've heard of yoga with kittens, and goats, and maybe even reindeer… but what about a bunch of pythons and one baby ...