Eric Suarez, research program coordinator for University of Florida Croc Docs, holds a female python during a research trip ...

Brandon Welty eased his airboat named “Python Patrol” onto the rocky edge of a man-made island carved from the spoil of a ...

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...

The annual amateur Florida Python Challenge gets hoopla and cash, but scientists harvest the real goods: tons of snakes and ...

According to the Bible, the world’s first con man was a snake. It deceived Adam and Eve, leading them to commit the first sin, which is how we wound up living in this messed-up world we have now. I ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chris Andrews poses for a photo with confiscated ...

Chris Andrews with some samples of confiscated goods in his office at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on June 4, 2026. Andrews says he never knows what he's going to find next. Chris ...

Saltwater crocodiles are no joke. We're talking about a 20-foot reptile with a bite force that crushes bone and a habit of lurking where you least expect it. They've been around since the time of ...

Burmese pythons, a prolific and invasive species of snake, could cause the extinction of an endangered rodent native to Florida. According to a recent paper, the populations of Key Largo woodrats and ...

ENDANGERED CROC Long maligned here as a symbol of the corrupt, deceitful politician, the Philippine freshwater crocodile, locally known as “bukarot,” is actually a critically endangered species. The ...

Scientists in the Everglades are still working to outsmart Burmese pythons, one of the region's most destructive invaders. WLRN detailed how University of Florida researchers used radio-tagged "scout" ...