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

It’s a job trained dogs might normally perform. The eager canines must be held back when a client chooses instead to go ...

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 ...

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 ...

Florida is home to two subspecies of wild turkey, with a statewide population between 80,000 and 100,000. Hunting a wild turkey for Thanksgiving is possible, but the hunting season occurs in 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 ...

Want to hunt Burmese pythons in Florida? Dates for the 2025 Florida Python Challenge — a ten-day event to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida — are set. Burmese pythons wreak havoc on ...

Fifteen panther deaths have been documented this calendar year, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission records.

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida black bear hunt begins this Saturday, Dec. 6, for the first time in ten years. Black bear hunting was outlawed across the state in 1994, when the population reached ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida will open its first bear hunting season in a decade Saturday, marking a significant shift in the state’s wildlife management approach.