What makes this discovery so remarkable, is that this species was considered extinct in South Australia. The closest known ...

It's the Samuel L. Jackson sequel we've all been waiting for: A Scottish woman has survived a real-life case of a snake on a plane, finding a python curled up in her shoe after a 9,000-mile flight ...

Red snakes are perhaps the most visually stunning of these intriguing reptiles, drawing attention with vibrant shades of ...

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A bear mauling, crackdown on immigration, boating deaths, giant real estate deals, First Amendment politics: These stories made the top 25 list in SWFL.

Ian Easterling, a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, captured a 153-pound female Burmese python, one of the largest caught in Florida in 2025. Conservancy of Southwest ...

Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who ...

Fort Myers Beach Vice Mayor Jim Atterholt says he will resign at end of year after nearly six years on the Town Council.

Lee County agencies are helping the homeless during a cold weather snap this week with shelters and supplies. The county’s coordinated entry phone line is always available to connect individuals to ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

A Florida man encountered a nearly 12-foot-long snake in the road while coming home from dinner one evening. It was a Burmese python, an invasive species that has been taking over communities in ...

A recent encounter with a python was like being inside the Anaconda movie. According to Vice Media, "A six-meter [nearly 20-foot] python lunged from a river in Borneo and dragged a local tour guide ...