A hyena is no easy target, with powerful jaws and a reputation for holding its own against lions and leopards, yet one ...

Naples, a city along the southwest coast of Florida, is plagued by one of the most capable creepy predators on the planet. The situation is dire from an ecological perspective. For years, hunters, ...

The Nile is one of the most important rivers in human history—but it may also be one of the most dangerous. Stretching across thousands of miles of Africa, it supports an astonishing concentration of ...

Biologists at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The haul — 177 snakes in total — beats their ...

Walt Disney World in Orlando got a new roller coaster on May 26. Well, an old rollercoaster got a new makeover: the Aerosmith Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, which opened at the park’s Disney’s Hollywood ...

Vultures raiding a Burmese python nest in Broward County might sound like classic Florida weirdness, but University of Florida researchers said the discovery marks the first documented case of native ...

Alexandria Jacobson is an investigative reporter at Raw Story, focusing on money in politics, government accountability and electoral politics. Jacobson joined Raw Story in 2023 with an extensive ...

Every year, hundreds of professional hunters, thrill-seekers, and curious amateurs descend on South Florida for the annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day competition aimed at removing invasive ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Across continents and cultures, one of the most striking features of ancient rock art is how often it places the natural world at its center.

Xander Robin's fluorescent, stranger-than-fiction film follows a variety of American oddballs chasing grisly snake-hunting glory in the annual Florida Python Challenge. Where that doc series had the ...

Rock God Brewing Company will celebrate its nine year anniversary with a performance by alternative rock band Kitchen Teeth at 3 p.m., Saturday, at the brewery at 459 Rooney Ave., Danville. Last June, ...