Pythons are spreading north in Florida, adapting to cold by using burrows. Scientists warn Brevard County is at risk.

Most headlines about invasive species focus on snakes. Burmese pythons in Florida, brown tree snakes in Guam, and Boa ...

More of Florida is burning. Early April 16, there were 69 wildfires burning across the state. Twenty-four hours later, there ...

One python hunter, Anthony Flanagan, had a busy March eliminating the invasive snakes. He was rewarded by the South Florida ...

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to coastal marshes and subtropical forests. But these remarkable habitats are ...

State uses casino money to fund resources for problematic gamblers, but records show the new nonprofit operating the hotline is subcontracting with its for-profit counterpart New documents show a ...

A new study suggests a substance in python blood could lead to new weight loss therapies for humans. The mice given the substance lost 9% of their body weight over 28 days. Scientists believe this ...

March 10 (UPI) --Firefighters in Florida came to the rescue of a large pet python that slithered into the dashboard of a car and wouldn't come out. The Coral Springs Fire Department said on social ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles, from the iguanas that fall out of trees in the winter, to the Burmese Pythons slithering through the Everglades. However, one species has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you capture a Burmese python for the record books, you find creative ways to measure it or show the perspective of just how ...

WFLA reporter Amanda Holly was not content to just talk about Florida's python problem from the safety of the studio. On Tuesday, she waded into a patch of sawgrass near Naples and helped haul a ...