Pinecrest police said a construction crew working on U.S. 1 discovered a 14-foot Burmese python just after 2 a.m. Wednesday and flagged down a deputy from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.

A Pinecrest police officer and a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy had their hands full early Thursday morning with a 14-foot Burmese python.

Catching a giant python isn’t just a challenge, it’s a mission to protect Florida’s wildlife. This story follows the journey from searching in storms to confronting the snake itself. Conservationists ...

The threatened Florida Scrub-Jay may call in a language we don’t know, but Grant Livingston tries to make sure we understand.

AI-powered robot bunnies are luring giant snakes in the Everglades. They’re part of a large-scale experiment to protect ...

Scientists discover new intestinal cells in Burmese pythons that completely dissolve bones, explaining why they never appear ...

From fending off falcon attacks to diving head-first into bear dens, wildlife biologists tackle the tough — yet essential — ...

Dr. Melissa Miller is a research scientist, wildlife ecologist with UF's school Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

A Muscatine woman who has been arrested several times in connection with animal hoarding was sentenced on earlier this month to 90 days in the Muscatine County Jail. At the Sept. 9 sentencing hearing, ...

Hunter Blake Daugherty said the animal was clearly the most dominant alligator in the area, or "the big guy" in the lake.

What is Chagas disease? Triatomine bugs, commonly called kissing bugs, invade Florida homes, feed on humans and their pets — while they're sleeping.

The Florida governor, a self-described “Teddy Roosevelt-style Republican,” is set to approve a Big Sugar-backed mine feet ...