A Japanese athlete channeled his inner quadruped and broke a Guinness World Record by running 100 meters, or 328 feet, in 14.55 seconds -- on all fours.

Animal control officers in Texas relocated a window-shopping porcupine found snooping in the bushes outside of a shopping center in the Round Rock area.

Just 172 permits will be awarded for the December hunt. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will choose ...

A look at what happens when a baby python egg doesn’t make it.

On September 18, 2025, in Bijnor city, Uttar Pradesh, India, forest officials rescued a five-foot python weighing 20 kilograms after it was found hiding inside a car engine.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number ...

A mass die-off of prairie dogs in a Colorado county has health officials concerned that it could be the plague.

I grew up near the Florida Everglades, which I knew as a memorable fishing spot. Now the nation knows it for another reason.

While the chili may be the headliner that draws visitors from across the state, it would be culinary negligence to overlook the rest of Midway Oh Boy’s menu – a comprehensive collection of American ...

Georgia has big snakes, but what is the biggest? Not only is it a huge black beauty, but it's one of the biggest native serpents in America.

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