Rat snakes and rough green snakes can climb trees, fences and walls, often to find food. Venomous copperheads rarely climb due to their heavy, thick bodies. Snakes climb more easily on textured ...

Taylor Stanberry of Naples took home first place in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. She catches invasive Burmese pythons year-round as a contractor with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Wildlife researchers in Florida have tried lots of methods to remove invasive and highly destructive Burmese pythons from Florida’s ecosystems. Most methods are inefficient, and most involve humans ...

A popular Queensland snake catcher has shared the “freak” moment she was bitten by an eastern brown snake in her Sunshine ...

An angry Siaya farmer could not take it anymore after a huge python killed his loyal dog. He killed the python and took it to ...

Burmese pythons, an invasive species in the Everglades, are being hunted and their skins used for luxury goods. Hunters like Zach Hoffman and Amy Siewe detail the process of skinning and preparing ...

In the animal kingdom, we see reflections of humanity. In how they communicate and survive, we might find solutions for our own lives. The Florida Peninsula in the United States is called a paradise ...

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida’s war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida reports it has captured and ...