DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — State officials say the number of derelict and abandoned boats in Florida waterways is increasing faster than they can be removed, leaving hundreds of vessels scattered around ...

Pythons can tolerate saltwater and freshwater and have been observed swimming in Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

A pair of python hunters stumbled across a python swim party that might offer new insights into their nesting patterns in<a ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

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Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is the most efficient way to nab the lizard, says Mike Kimmel, who goes by ...

Florida posted a slight increase in tourism during the third quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, even as Canadians continued to back off on travel to the U.S. Visit Florida estimated 34.339 million ...

Ian Easterling, a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, captured a 153-pound female Burmese python, one of the largest caught in Florida in 2025. Conservancy of Southwest ...

Florida's minimum wage is currently $14 an hour, following a voter-approved amendment in 2020. The state's minimum wage will increase by $1 annually until it reaches $15 an hour in 2026. Florida's ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...

A Florida man encountered a nearly 12-foot-long snake in the road while coming home from dinner one evening. It was a Burmese python, an invasive species that has been taking over communities in ...

A large alligator was filmed dragging a massive Burmese python in Florida's Everglades National Park. The alligator was estimated to be 10 to 12 feet long, while the python appeared to be nearly twice ...