5 snakes with such beautiful eyes, you'll forget how dangerous they are

Beyond their scales and fangs, some snakes possess surprisingly beautiful eyes. Species like the green tree python, eyelash ...

Move over pythons: This invasive scary invader may be worse for Florida

Crayfish and amphibians are vanishing as a stealth invader spreads statewide, raising alarms about cascading losses across ...

The Asian swamp eel may be worse for Florida than Burmese pythons

Crayfish and amphibians are vanishing as a stealth invader spreads statewide, raising alarms about cascading losses across ...

10 types of pythons found across the world: Meet the world’s longest, rarest, and most powerful snakes

Not all pythons belong to one homogeneous group. Modern classification of snakes places the family Pythonidae under numerous ...

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 ...
Giants Wire

Florida Python Challenge 2026 dates are set. How 2025 champ scored the win

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...
Colts Wire

Florida python hunter's haul in April amounts to healthy cash bonuses

Florida's Python Elimination Program offers cash prizes to hunters for removing invasive pythons. In April, Aaron Mann won $600 for eliminating the most pythons, totaling 15 snakes. Anthony Flanagan ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New, Endemic Tree Species Discovered in an Indigenous Area is Already Threatened

Botanists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) named the new species, Clusia nanophylla, because of the tiny size of the leaves, the smallest within the genus. This species has only ...
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7 Snakes That Are Adapted for Hunting Birds

WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More High in the trees, where feathers flutter and nests sway in the ...
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9 Snakes That Live the Deepest in the Forest

WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More Deep within the heart of the world’s forests—where sunlight ...
MLive

‘A menu of tree species:’ This guide helps homeowners select trees that will thrive

If you’re thinking of planting a new tree in your yard, put down the shovel and check out this new guide from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Michigan Communities Trees Species ...
CNN

Newly identified species of Tanzanian tree toad leapfrog the tadpole stage and give birth to toadlets

Scientists have newly described three extraordinary species of tree toad that leapfrog over the egg-to-tadpole stage. The females give birth on land to dozens of toadlets, each measuring just a few ...