Initially established in Everglades National Park in the early 1980s, Burmese pythons quickly put a stranglehold on Florida's ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

An invasive armored catfish is spreading through waterways on Florida’s Space Coast, carving into shorelines and even harming manatees.

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...

Unseasonably cold weather in Florida affects native and invasive reptile species. Iguanas can become immobilized and fall from trees when temperatures drop to between 40 and 50 degrees. Alligators ...