I had signed up to learn how to catch Burmese pythons ahead of the Florida Python Challenge, and I couldn't wait to learn ...

Evan Budz, 16, won a $50,000 scholarship at the International Science and Engineering Fair in May for his ...

Years of snake-tracking data reveal the conditions that boost success and that could be incorporated into an app to aid in ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY) — As temperatures continue to warm up along the Carolina coast, we could soon have a very special marine mammal visitor. Manatees are summer visitors to our coast, migrating ...

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the Everglades.

The Argentine black and white tegu, an invasive lizard, is spreading across Florida and other states. Tegus threaten native wildlife by raiding the nests of sea turtles, alligators, and ground-nesting ...

Are you the kind of person who enjoys a quiet morning walk on a beach? Do you find sea turtles to be more-than-a little-bit attractive? Do you expect to be on St. John for most of the next several ...

Green sea turtle in the shallow, crystal clear waters off a South Florida beach - Andre Johnson/Getty Images Remember, though, that participating in any type of sea turtle viewing comes with important ...

Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of the three Outer Banks national parks, has opened its annual Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest program for the sea turtle nesting season in the Cape ...

Turtles possess several biological and ecological characteristics that make them exceptionally well-suited for environmental monitoring. As long-lived species—with many freshwater turtles living 30-40 ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program rewards hunters for removing the invasive snakes. In May 2026, contracted hunters eliminated 315 python eggs from the ...