During the Florida Python Challenge, one family walked away with the competition’s top prize after an impressive showing in the Everglades. The annual event, organized to help control the invasive ...

Kevin Pavlidis, seen her posing with a 16-foot Burmese python he caught, is the South Florida Water Management District's ...

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to ...

Nile monitor lizard burrows can rack up millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure such as sidewalks and seawalls.

This Everglades invasive predator has successfully made this area its home, and it's a big problem.

A new study suggests a substance in python blood could lead to new weight loss therapies for humans. The mice given the substance lost 9% of their body weight over 28 days. Scientists believe this ...

This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it ...

Burmese pythons are the scourge of the Everglades because of their voracious eating habits but that gluttony, often followed by a prolonged fast, may unlock new weight loss therapies for humans, ...

A recent study found that the US spends about $21 billion a year on damages due to invasive species, including major damages ...

As the winning team, Miami Dade College receives $9,000 in cash prizes of $50,000 total awarded to seven of the largest public colleges and universities in Florida ORLANDO – A spark of creativity and ...

On this week’s episode of Talking Central Florida, Donovan Myrie from WKMG News 6 and Joe Mario Pedersen from Central Florida Public Media discuss their outlets’ reporting on some of the state’s most ...