An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...

VENICE, Fla. — If you’ve been to the beach lately, you might have noticed stakes with pink tape taking up your spot on the sand Well, those are surrounding turtle nests. Going to the beach looks a ...

“Pull! Pull!” shouts Scott Dexter, chanting the cadence for eight men gripping a rope. “Pull!” With each pull, a 172-pound male loggerhead sea turtle is hoisted higher into the air. It takes several ...

The professional world has pretty much lived by the unspoken rule that Microsoft Excel is the essential foundation for anything numerical. It's universally accessible and really powerful for simple ...

Here's everything you should do if you see turtle eggs or babies in the garden.

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ...

Catching a python can be very challenging during the Florida Python Challenge. But when one is caught, there are rules for ...

Eastern painted turtles are the most common turtles in the northeast—and the most commonly injured on roadways. Credit: Pamela Meier This was originally published June 3, 2025. Everyone knows and ...

More than 200 of the invasive pythons were removed from South Florida during last year's hunt, according to the FWC.

The invasive Burmese python is wreaking havoc with the ecosystem in southern parts of Florida. The state has enlisted hunters to try to help eradicate the menacing snakes, and the 2026 Python ...

Q. You reply to a lot of biology questions, sometimes citing scientific publications that have the answer. Have you run across any animal mysteries that do not have a surefire explanation? A.