While most people realize that any 18-foot, 200-pound snake living wild in Florida is a Burmese python, smaller pythons can resemble native snakes. News Today's news ...

On the one hand, the mortality rate from native Florida snake bites between zero and 0.01% annually, according to the National Institutes of Health — and that is from roughly 300 venomous ...

Non-venomous snakes in Florida. These include species like the Southern Black Racer, Banded Water Snake, Eastern Rat Snake, Corn Snake and Scarlet Kingsnake.

Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a pioneering tool to bolster Florida's defenses against invasive species: a DNA-based environmental monitoring test that can pinpoint where ...

The FWC says hunters removed 231 pythons during the 2022 hunt, with nearly 1,000 people from 32 states and other nations taking part in the event.

While most people realize that any 18-foot, 200-pound snake is a Burmese python that doesn't belong in Florida, smaller pythons can resemble native snakes like the coachwhip, Eastern diamondback ...

Hurricane Ian has caused widespread damage and flooding in Florida, leaving much of the state drowning in several feet of water as it continues its trek up the East Coast. With floodwaters still ...

Brown water snakes are native to the southeast and found everywhere in Florida but the Keys, experts say. They can grow to about 4.5 feet and have amazing climbing abilities, the institute says.

Brown water snakes are native to the southeast and found everywhere in Florida but the Keys, experts say. They can grow to about 4.5 feet and have amazing climbing abilities, the institute says.

The snakes are excellent climbers, experts say. Mating ball of brown water snakes spotted in crack on spillway of the Jackson Bluff Dam in Leon County, Florida, officials say.