Pythons fascinate people globally. These snakes are constrictors, not venomous. Young pythons are independent from birth. They swallow prey whole using flexible jaws. Pythons can live over 30 years.

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

Naples-based Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s python hunters smash records, removing massive invasive snakes to protect ...

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program has removed 245 pythons so far in 2025. Brian Hargrove was the top hunter in August, capturing 63 invasive snakes. The program ...

AI-powered robot bunnies are luring giant snakes in the Everglades. They’re part of a large-scale experiment to protect native wildlife. Ricky Hatton sent this message to bullied schoolboy just days ...

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The University of Florida will now host the USDA-funded Breeding Insight program. Breeding Insight uses AI and advanced computing to accelerate the development of new crops and animal breeds. UF was ...

The spadenose shark (Scoliodon laticaudus) is one of the smallest members of the requiem shark family and found in shallow tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The ...

SAN DIEGO — For the first time ever, researchers have captured video of three endangered zebra sharks mating in the wild in the South Pacific, providing scientists worldwide with unprecedented ...

Endangered leopard sharks have been observed mating in the wild for the first time, with scientists witnessing a “threesome” involving two males and a female. The encounter was filmed by Hugo Lassauce ...