Years of snake-tracking data reveal the conditions that boost success and that could be incorporated into an app to aid in ...

South Florida Water Management District contract python hunter Kris Bartish captures a Burmese python in the Florida ...

Burmese pythons in Florida are devouring animals as small as rabbits and as big as deer and alligators. How they do it is fascinating and unsettling.

An adult snapping turtle makes its way away from a road and into a pond. CONTRIBUTED A turtle rests on a curb after getting caught in street flooding during heavy rains, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak Turtles are weird. They ...

New research indicates that sea turtles seem to navigate across hundreds of miles of open ocean using Earth's magnetic field. Previous experimental studies suggested that sea turtles use geomagnetism ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For many Florida beachgoers, sargassum is often viewed as a nuisance. The brown seaweed can pile up along shorelines, and create unpleasant odors as it decomposes and makes ...

INVESTIGATORS SAY A MALE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. HE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AND WILL AS THE WARMER WEATHER SETS IN... YOU MAY BE SEEING SCIENTISTS SAY THIS IS THE TIME WHEN TURTLES ARE NESTING ...

April set off down a wooded path on the North Fork, nose to the ground, darting and weaving through the bunchberry, blackberry and ferns. She wore a bright orange vest treated with permethrin to deter ...

In the vast, seemingly featureless expanse of the open ocean, sea turtles embark on some of the most remarkable journeys in the animal kingdom. Traveling thousands of miles across ocean basins with ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program rewards hunters for removing the invasive snakes. In May 2026, contracted hunters eliminated 315 python eggs from the ...