Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life thanks to an X‑ray study of South African fossils

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where ...

Burmese python found under sidewalk with 20 eggs during peak nesting season

We are right in the middle of Burmese python nesting season in South Florida, and one recent discovery is highlighting just how adaptable this invasive species has become. A python was found hiding ...

SW Florida beachgoers, watch for giant nests, sea turtles this summer

Sea turtles flock to Florida beaches each summer to dig giant holes, fill them with hundreds of eggs, cover the eggs and then return to the ocean.

Burmese pythons huge threat to survival of this endangered rodent

A new study warns that invasive Burmese pythons could drive the Key Largo woodrat, an endangered Florida rodent, to ...

Could Florida vultures help fight invasive pythons? Researchers document rare attack on python eggs.

Researchers say vultures feeding on Burmese python eggs in the Everglades marks the first documented case of native birds preying on a python nest in Florida.
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Trapper removes Burmese python, 20 eggs from Cutler Bay sidewalk

A struggle with a python in Cutler Bay ended with the reptile’s removal and the discovery of 20 eggs.The animal<a ...

Baby crocodile smuggler from Oxnard headed to federal prison

Jose Manuel Perez trafficked reptiles worth more than $739,000 into the U.S. from Mexico and Hong Kong, using social media to ...

Massive marine predator crowned T. rex of the ocean and ‘a true terror of its time’

There’s a newly crowned T. rex. This one, called Tylosaurus rex, was a tyrant of the sea and mosasaur spanning up to 43 feet ...

A giant python was hiding beneath a Miami-Dade sidewalk. A hunter found 20 eggs

A Cutler Bay resident discovered a massive Burmese python nesting beneath a sidewalk before a hunter removed the invasive ...