Snake encounters tend to increase after major storm events as snakes are pushed out by the water, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). This causes for the snakes ...

Home remedies like cutting or sucking out venom don’t work and can make things worse. Here’s what experts recommend instead.

Fakahatchee Strand (go ahead, practice saying it a few times – fuh-kuh-HATCH-ee) is the kind of place that makes you forget ...

Hunters and adventurers alike are gearing up for the Python Challenge, a 10-day event emphasizing safety for both hunters and the surrounding species.

Burmese pythons will be targeted by hunters for a 10-day period starting on July 11 in the annual Florida Python Challenge.

The invasive Burmese pythons plaguing Florida have an almost supernatural ability to absorb skeletons and scientists say they ...

Alligator Alcatraz, the migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, is surrounded by swamps infested with massive Burmese pythons.

Snake meat is considered exotic by people who aren’t familiar with hunting and trapping. Although there have been a few restaurants with snake on the menu — one Florida restaurant offered python pizza ...

There are dozens of snake species in Florida. The type of snake people encounter depends on the habitat nearby. Florida is ...

That’s Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in Copeland, Florida – the botanical Amazon of North America that somehow remains Florida’s best-kept secret. You know how people are always saying, “I’m ...

Florida Python Challenge, July 11-20, 2025, has hunters trying to eliminate invasive Burmese snakes. Do they attack or kill humans? Are they venomous?

From timber rattlesnakes to garter snakes, discover which snakes live along the Appalachian Trail—and how to stay safe during ...