Burmese pythons are wreaking havoc on the Everglades ecosystem, but some native animals have been known to prey on the ...

A bobcat was documented killing and eating a 13-foot Burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Alligators, native snakes, and ...

In addition to gators and cottonmouths, Bartoszek’s studies documented the endangered eastern indigo snake and black racer snakes ... regularly eat snakes in South Florida, and may well be ...

“Around 2012 is when we started seeing it in native snakes in South Florida,” Jenna Palmisano ... “I dissected a black racer last week that had 107 adult lungworms in its lungs.” ...

People in County may see tegus more often than they realize. They're the reptiles with the dotted black-and-white backs and ...

The tan and brown snakes established a foothold in South Florida — particularly in Miami-Dade, Collier, and Monroe Counties — where they began to have an impact on the native environment.

the one found Oct. 19 was bright yellow with black splotches and a hint of pink. The aberrant snake — which was killed by a property owner — came to light when University of South Florida ...

Nearly 200 Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades in South Florida in August as part of ... at bringing awareness to the threat these snakes pose to the ecosystem. Kiger competed in ...

When there is plentiful rain, our local zoologist says the risk of curious puppies having a run-in with a cottonmouth or water moccasin increases in South Florida. The venomous snakes live in wet ...