If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

ST. CLOUD, Fla. (WFLA) — When it comes to Florida’s creepy crawly critters, experts want residents to believe in the power of facts over fear. “The more educated you are, the less fear you have,” ...

Tracking a single male python through protected wetlands led biologists to one of the largest breeding females captured this year.

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 ...

Florida is home to over 40 snake species, with only six venomous. Snakes are most active during spring and early summer. The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species in the U ...

Summertime in Florida means a lot of different things: Long afternoons spent on the beach, plenty of opportunities to swim in the state's natural springs, rivers and lakes and of course, keeping your ...

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Florida -- A rattlesnake in Florida ended up in the back of a police car. The snake was being carried by a homeless man walking around Jacksonville Beach on Monday morning. Sgt.

The Sunshine State, also known as Florida, is well-known for its oranges, beaches, and, unfortunately, snakes. Florida holds the record for the 7th highest number of snake species in the nation. With ...

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 ...