The hatchling-heavy count hints at a bigger trend in the Everglades: Burmese pythons are still spreading and reproducing. That helps explain why Florida crews are putting more focus on nests, eggs, ...

Invasive Burmese Pythons are a great threat to Florida's native species — so much so that the state employs qualified contractors to help hunt them.

Invasive Burmese pythons have been proliferating throughout South Florida for decades. These invasive snakes possess near-perfect camouflage to blend into ...

The Panama City Beach Turtle Watch displayed what a nest excavation looks like, weeks before nesting season ends. Watch ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The state reptile of Kansas is at risk of being trafficked, but investigators are working to save them before they are shipped off. In August 2025, the Rolling Hills Zoo ...

Aug. 24 (UPI) --Leatherback sea turtles, the world's largest marine turtle species, have returned to nest on Panama's Pacific coast after nearly a decade, the country's Environment Ministry said.

I don’t think there was any maliciousness involved on the snake’s side,” the Bedford County fire marshal said of the incident ...

To figure out why Eastern box turtle numbers are dropping across Virginia, Smithsonian researchers are turning to some surprisingly low-tech tricks. Mike Bock Earlier this summer, Smithsonian ...

Eastern box turtles take their nest building responsibilities seriously. A female may wander for hours, sometimes days, scouting for a spot with the right thermal conditions to make a nest. Once she ...

First responders in Colorado made a unique vehicle choice to save a turtle that got tangled in fishing line. Members of the Lafayette Colorado Police Department partnered with an animal protection ...