"They're very wild, they're very active. They don't make good pets at all. They don't calm down." ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash ...

EVERGLADES, Fla. (WFLA)— A Florida representative joined university of Florida scientists to capture a 10-foot python they have tracked. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined UF scientists to ...

Nile monitors are spreading across South Florida. They are olive-green or black, with yellow striping on their head and jaw ...

The Everglades seldom benefit from invasive species. Burmese pythons have unraveled food webs for decades. Asian swamp eels threaten wading birds. Green iguanas damage landscapes and infrastructure.

Floridians are used to invasive species making headlines — from iguanas falling out of trees during cold snaps (and made into unique eats) to Burmese pythons slithering through the Everglades. However ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, the powerful reptiles have established breeding populations in many counties across Florida, leading ...

Invasive species, if left uncontrolled, can and will limit land and water use now and into the future. The longer we ignore the problem, the harder and more expensive the battle for control will ...

Florida homeowners tired of looking at brown, dead plants are heading to garden centers to replant. See list of eight invasive species found in stores to stay away from. University of Florida experts ...