Amy Siewe has always loved snakes. When she was a kid, her dad would take her down to the creek and they'd try to catch reptiles, amphibians — all kinds of little critters. But in early 2019, she ...

Leather has been a staple of human fashion for millennia, but the fashion industry is increasingly embracing more sustainable alternatives. Traditional leather comes mainly from cows, and cattle ...

In the Everglades, python and gator conflict keeps rising as reproduction, spread, and hidden populations outpace control ...

In the Florida Everglades, an unusual scene was observed: a Burmese python regurgitated a whole white-tailed deer. This event, which occurred during a sudden temperature drop, offers a rare glimpse ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that the state is ridding the Everglades of invasive pythons by partnering with a company that turns the reptiles into accessories, including ...

The South Florida Water Management District started its second year of the python elimination program. One hunter has stood ...

Two long-abandoned military buildings in the Florida Keys that were once used as missile shelters were recently found to be housing another inhabitant – invasive and damaging Burmese pythons. The U.S.

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 ...

Florida is transforming invasive Burmese pythons into high-end fashion accessories, a novel approach to environmental conservation. This state-backed initiative partners with a textile manufacturer to ...

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National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2026 occurs between February 23 and February 27, 2026. Invasive species are ...