Burmese pythons are among the largest snakes in the world. Adult animals average between 10 and 16 feet long, according to the University of Florida. The large, nonvenomous constrictor snakes are ...

The Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office fixed a technical glitch that briefly affected online mail-in ballot requests. Voters who encountered the issue were able to register over the ...

Florida is home to thousands of unique creatures, but some of Florida's most iconic critters are actually invasive. According to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, the state is ...

The current board and its appointees include Chairman Mike La Rosa (La Rosa Realty), Gary Clark (former VP, West Florida ...

Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is just the most efficient way to nab the nuisance lizard, says Mike Kimmel, ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims to raise public awareness about the threat invasive species pose to the ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual 10-day hunting competition encouraging participants to remove Burmese pythons from eight Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-managed lands in ...

A Florida resident, with the help of friends, used a snare and ax to subdue a massive Burmese python that they had encountered Tuesday on the way home from dinner. Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in ...

An animal advocacy group called Bear Warriors United sued to stop the hunt, arguing that allowing people to blow away 172 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in a decade, hunters armed with rifles and crossbows are fanning out across Florida's swamps and flatwoods to legally hunt the Florida black bear, over the ...

Florida is holding its first bear hunting season in a decade, prompting a battle between state officials and wildlife advocates. A "Spare a Bear, Bag a Tag" campaign encouraged conservationists to win ...