snakes /tags/snakes snakes en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:11:07 GMT 'It's easier than I thought': Would-be hunters get some lessons on catching elusive Burmese python /environment/2025-07-11/fwc-teaches-community-how-to-catch-invasive-snakes For the first three days of the Florida Python Hunt, people can learn how to catch the invasive Burmese python. Officials say, since the snake is so elusive, this could be the only chance for many to actually hold the snake. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:11:07 GMT /environment/2025-07-11/fwc-teaches-community-how-to-catch-invasive-snakes Sofia Zarran A Florida bill to increase penalties over releasing or selling venomous reptiles now exempts natives /environment/2023-04-10/a-florida-bill-to-increase-penalties-over-releasing-or-selling-venomous-reptiles-now-exempts-natives The FWC wrote the measure's language, announced it as a legislative initiative, and lobbied for it right before they announced Operation Viper, in which the agency busted people who were allegedly illegally selling venomous snakes. Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-04-10/a-florida-bill-to-increase-penalties-over-releasing-or-selling-venomous-reptiles-now-exempts-natives Jessica Meszaros Python invasion has exploded out of the Everglades /environment/2023-03-13/python-invasion-has-exploded-out-of-the-everglades An ambitious new paper produced by the U.S. Geological Survey found that the python population has exploded in only 20 years from a few snakes at the southern tip of Everglades National Park to an invasion that envelops the southern third of Florida. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-13/python-invasion-has-exploded-out-of-the-everglades Researchers turn to possums with GPS collars to track invasive pythons /environment/2023-02-20/researchers-turn-to-possums-with-gps-collars-to-track-invasive-pythons Wildlife officials are using a new method to help control the explosive population growth of the invasive snake by tracking down their prey. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-02-20/researchers-turn-to-possums-with-gps-collars-to-track-invasive-pythons Bill Kearney | Sun Sentinel Florida wildlife officials want more funding to target invasive pythons /environment/2022-12-01/florida-wildlife-officials-want-more-funding-to-target-invasive-pythons Florida wildlife officials want more money to eradicate invasive Burmese pythons and increased penalties for people who illegally import and release venomous reptiles. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-12-01/florida-wildlife-officials-want-more-funding-to-target-invasive-pythons Jim Turner It's that time of year again to hunt pythons in Florida /news/2022-08-05/its-that-time-of-year-again-to-hunt-pythons-in-florida The 2022 Florida Python Challenge kicks off Friday, as part of a drive to eliminate the large snakes that threaten native wildlife in the Florida Everglades. Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:30:00 GMT /news/2022-08-05/its-that-time-of-year-again-to-hunt-pythons-in-florida News Service of Florida This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they squeeze and swallow their prey /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-03-24/this-trick-keeps-snakes-from-suffocating-as-they-squeeze-and-swallow-their-prey How do boa constrictors breathe while constricting their victims? A new study finds that snakes can switch which set of ribs they use to draw in air as they crush their meal before devouring it. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 23:10:52 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-03-24/this-trick-keeps-snakes-from-suffocating-as-they-squeeze-and-swallow-their-prey Nell Greenfieldboyce Florida Doubling Down On Killing Invasive Burmese Pythons /2019-09-13/florida-doubling-down-on-killing-invasive-burmese-pythons The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board agreed Thursday to double its number of hunters who are trying to eradicate invasive Burmese... Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:09:17 GMT /2019-09-13/florida-doubling-down-on-killing-invasive-burmese-pythons News Service of Florida Petitioning The FWC: Small Businesses Want To Sell Anacondas Again /2019-06-14/petitioning-the-fwc-small-businesses-want-to-sell-anacondas-again Reptile owners and vendors affected by an addition to Florida’s prohibited species list are filing a petition to challenge the decision. Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:10:44 GMT /2019-06-14/petitioning-the-fwc-small-businesses-want-to-sell-anacondas-again Robbie Gaffney Snake On A Plane: Unsuspecting Woman Traveling From Australia Brings A Passenger /2019-02-25/snake-on-a-plane-unsuspecting-woman-traveling-from-australia-brings-a-passenger The woman flew some 9,000 miles from Australia to Scotland to find her shoe was packed with a live spotted python inside, according to the Scottish SPCA. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 23:00:51 GMT /2019-02-25/snake-on-a-plane-unsuspecting-woman-traveling-from-australia-brings-a-passenger Amy Held