Solomon’s Castle in Ona stands as one of the state’s quirkiest and most unique attractions, drawing visitors from far and ...

Snakes range greatly in size. The world longest snake is the reticulated python. The longest ever found in the species ...

An invasive iguana with a bad sense of timing dove out of a tree and landed in the middle of a boat loaded with Florida swamp ...

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At first glance, the coral snake vs. king snake distinction can seem borderline impossible. But these two reptiles are worlds apart in terms of how they live, hunt and defend themselves.

Decades ago, Burmese python snakes were discovered in Florida’s Everglades National ... their mouths as much as 32 inches around. To hunt, the snakes wait until something gets close enough ...

What’s scary about these big snakes is their ability to swallow other animals, including whole deer and alligators.

This increased jaw 'gape' enables these snakes to hunt unprecedentedly ... Everglades ecosystem.' Burmese pythons, native to Southeast Asia, were introduced to Florida through the pet trade.

Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons can swallow native deer and alligators completely, according to a new study – as a jaw-dropping video showed one of the snakes taking down a deer in one gulp.

“By the end of the night, we’re so happy and excited.” Siewe, who is well known in South Florida’s python-hunting community, is pioneering new territory in the wildlife guiding ...

Because of this, they are not protected and the state allows the humane killing of pythons without a permit or hunting license. The largest python captured in Florida measured 18 feet.