Florida is home to dozens of snake varieties, from native to invasive to venomous. WorldAtlas highlights 5 lakes with high ...

The Florida Python Challenge is a 10-day competition created by FWC to encourage participants to remove the large nonvenomous constrictor snakes that are an invasive species in Florida.

Florida has become the second state to officially ban fluoride in public water. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 700, also known as the Florida Farm Bill, into law Thursday.

The FWC announced the dates for the annual snake hunt, the 2025 Florida Python Challenge. What to know on dates, prize money.

Florida trapper Mike Kimmel says he saw the large female snake come up for air and that’s when he jumped on top of it. Video screengrab This story was originally published March 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM.

20 tons of invasive Burmese pythons have been killed by the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in a 200-square-mile area, but countless more remain, experts say.