Python’s Kiss” is a highly anticipated collection of 13 stories by Louise Erdrich, illustrated with artwork by Erdrich’s ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash ...

More than a dozen people participated in Lazy Turtle’s inaugural polar plunge on February 7 to help raise money for a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting Oak Island’s most popular summer visitors.

Parents matter. They, not the government, should control their children’s choices related to education. That simple insight should lead the Louisiana legislature this year to approve Gov. Jeff ...

Padre Island National Seashore is reducing volunteer patrols for the upcoming Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season. Volunteers and community members have expressed concern that fewer nests will be ...

Without official explanation from Padre Island National Seashore, community members are left to speculate about the reasoning behind the volunteer reduction. Italy launches investigation as newly ...

Invasive Burmese pythons got loose in the Sunshine State in the late 1970s, and since then, their numbers have exploded. The boa constrictors can grow up to 20 feet long and 200 pounds. They are found ...

The South Florida Water Management District held a python hunt in December with cash prizes. Kevin Pavlidis won multiple awards, including for most pythons captured and the longest python. The ...

NEW ORLEANS — Audubon Aquarium is now home to tiny Diamondback terrapins as part of Louisiana’s first-ever terrapin head-start program. Diamondback terrapins are a species of turtle native to the ...

A royal tern was hit by a car in 1968 along the then-new Sanibel Causeway. That single accident led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Southwest Florida's most beloved creatures and the ...

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. They're among the largest snakes in the world, averaging between 6 and 9 feet. The longest python ever ...