The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold ...

Cane toads, aka bufo toads, in Florida secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.

The fluffy Disney animation — and its snake character in particular — is delighting audiences in China, to the relief both of Hollywood and China's film regulators.

Professional snake removal experts captured a 30-pound, 6½-foot Burmese python from a Miami-Dade residential area, preventing ...

If you want a houseplant that resembles a tree without being the size of one, there are manageable options. This one might ...

Snakes may have a reputation for being mysterious or even frightening, but many species are surprisingly docile. Even in ...

Some plants just sit on a windowsill, quietly existing. Others enter a room and own it. They are the horticultural equivalent ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species causing destruction in the Florida Everglades. The snakes have contributed to the decline of several small mammal populations. Estimates place the Burmese ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

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