Burmese pythons are an invasive species established across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida, including ...

While the animal might have a stronger association with states like Louisiana, Texas has plenty of gators to go around, and ...

It’s a silent war fought in the marshes, constrictor against crocodilian. The python’s stealth meets the alligator’s brute force in a deadly evolutionary standoff. Scientists warn that this ongoing ...

The co-author of a new paper says the presence of PFAS on the Everglades reservation of the Miccosukee Tribe suggests more ...

By the time he reached high school, Mike Duever was riding his bicycle 60 miles one-way to get to preserves, where he could ...

In this reptile trivia challenge, a fifth grader and an adult go head-to-head with tough questions about reptiles. The stakes ...

Just a short ferry ride from the mainland near DeLand lies Hontoon Island State Park, a 1,650-acre slice of wild Florida that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets.

A. Alligator eggs, which are laid on land, will not survive in a nest that has been flooded by seawater. Coastal populations ...

Hontoon Island State Park floats serenely in the St. Johns River near DeLand, offering a pristine wilderness experience that feels worlds away from Florida’s crowded beaches and frenetic theme parks.

A. The three most critical threats to almost all wildlife today are habitat loss from suburban development, expanding ...