In Florida, being mindful of alligators is considered the norm. After all, sometimes they show up in a pool, crossing the street or − ack! − in someone's living room. One recent alligator was spotted ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...

A California ball python was captured at an In-N-Out Burger 50 miles from her home. While Florida has ball pythons, our challenge is dealing with the much larger Burmese pythons. Sometimes a mouse won ...

The federal government reimbursed Florida $608 million for two state-run immigration facilities. The FEMA payment covers the construction and management of the "Alligator Alcatraz" and "Deportation ...

Earlier this year, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida passed an astonishing milesone: The nonprofit announced it had taken 20 tons of pythons out of the western Everglade – the rough equivalent of a ...

A Florida woman and her puppy are recovering after surviving a harrowing alligator attack. It happened earlier this month in Paso County, FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported. Danie Wright told the local TV ...

Sometimes a mouse won't satisfy and you just gotta have a burger. Say what?! And proving once and for all Florida doesn't have a monopoly when it comes to slithering reptiles, a California python ...

If you live in Florida, seeing alligators in a backyard pool, crossing the street or showing up at your front door is quite common. "You should never handle an alligator, even a small one, because ...

A total of 294 Burmese pythons were eliminated during the 2025 Florida Python Challenge – the most of any python challenge since the event started in 2013. But only one snake by a hunter was declared ...

A man sets up a tent outside the gates of the South Florida immigration detention facility dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' with branded merchandise. The South Florida immigrant detention center dubbed ...