Velvet worms are among the most unusual predators found in humid forests and caves. These soft-bodied invertebrates hunt by ejecting twin streams of adhesive slime that rapidly harden around their ...

Octopuses are among the most unusual animals in the ocean, with intelligence and biology that continue to puzzle scientists. Their bodies have no rigid skeleton, allowing them to squeeze through ...

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

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. African rock pythons are powerful constrictors capable of swallowing prey much wider than their heads. Horned antelope like ...

Wild predators must regularly hunt or forage to survive. While many animals graze or scavenge, large constrictor snakes rely on overpowering and swallowing prey whole. But even experienced predators ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell that helps Burmese pythons digest the entire skeletons of their prey. Pythons can eat prey over 100% of their body mass, including deer and bobcats. Just ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just when you thought you knew everything about one of Florida's least-favorite invasive species, a surprise emerges. Scientists ...

If you've ordered food on Uber Eats recently, you may have seen a delivery robot instead of a human driver. Uber has partnered with Avride to bring autonomous robots to the streets. They already ...

Their feeding habits revolve around their ability to swallow prey whole. The jaw of a python can stretch open up to 150 degrees, and they have loose ligaments between their bones to help move their ...

Donna Kalil, one of Florida’s most famed snake hunters, usually hates seeing invasive pythons get away, but on a postcard-pretty morning a few days before Christmas, she teamed up with researchers ...

Researchers with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida observed this 15-foot-long Burmese python swallowing a 77-pound deer in the Everglades National Park. Credit: Ian Bartoszek/Conservancy of ...