Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a rapid eDNA test that can detect invasive Asian swamp eels and ...

By Isabell Marcina Hometown Weekly Staff School vacation week means kids and parents alike are looking for something to do.

Like other invasive species, including Burmese pythons and green iguanas, it’s legal to humanely kill Nile monitors on private property without a permit, with landowner permission, or on one of 32 ...

Recently, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) biologists documented Peter’s rock agamas (Agama picticauda), an ...

Finding a Burmese python in your swimming pool is not a planned event — and this video captures exactly that, with the moment of discovery, the immediate scramble to get the snake out, and the full ...

The state of Florida's 'Dirty Dozen' invasive species list recently got an update, adding three new species to the list and remove three that pose less of ...

Utica Zoo’s 2026 PreZOOdential election has officially come to an end, and they are excited to announce that their fourth ever PreZOOdent is Spot, the Burmese python.

A Burmese python named Spot has been named the new Prezoodent at the Utica Zoo after winning the 2026 election.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis commented on Florida's recent green Iguana purge following a winter snap that left the cold-blooded reptiles stunned and i ...

A rare Florida cold front stunned and killed thousands of invasive iguanas, but wildlife experts warn the population is ...

FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. CONTROLLING THE PYTHON POPULATION HERE IN FLORIDA, GOVERNOR DESANTIS SPOKE IN STUART TODAY ABOUT SOME NEW ACTIONS THE STATE PLANS TO TAKE TO CONTROL THE GROWTH OF ...