Florida Fish and Wildlife sea-turtle nesting season. (Florida Fish and Wildlife, Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.) FLORIDA – The Florida Fish ...

Pythons don't nibble. They chomp, squeeze, and swallow their prey whole in a meal that can approach 100% of their body weight. But even as they slither stealthily around the forest, months or even a ...

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers uncovered a shocking discovery while conducting routine services at the Texas-Mexico border. According to a press release from CPB, on March 5, officers ...

Some families go to the beach or into the mountains together. Others prefer museums, movies, or theme parks. Carl Jackson’s clan, though, would rather be chasing invasive Burmese pythons through the ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A pair of whooping cranes on a crawfish farm in Calcasieu Parish is expected to have a hatchling any day now, continuing their successful breeding streak as part of ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, originally from Southeast Asia and introduced through the pet trade. The non-venomous constrictors disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native ...

A professional snake hunter had his hands full earlier this month, as he grappled with the second-heaviest Burmese python ever caught in Florida. Carl Jackson, 43, was dragged 10 to 15 feet over red ...

A python hunter caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The 16-foot, 10-inch female python was captured in Big Cypress National Park with the help of ...

The invasive snakes are excellent swimmers and can hold their breath for up to 30 minutes. Pythons may increasingly be found in residential backyards and urban areas adjacent to these waterways.