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 an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

Planning and preparing a whole turkey for Thanksgiving dinner can start days ahead of the holiday itself. But those who want to hunt their own wild turkey in Florida may have to plan even further ...

Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...

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 ...

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

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...

Florida is taking a step toward hands-on wildlife management that ultimately enlists the public to help with invasive-species removals, including one particularly notorious carnivore. Known as the ...