Explore the environmental benefits of snakes and why protecting these misunderstood reptiles is essential for ecological balance.

Recently, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s (SCCF) biologists documented Peter’s rock agamas (Agama picticauda), an ...

Nile monitors are spreading through canals, stressing native nests. Florida expands removal rules and urges fast sighting ...

Coming face-to-face with a large snake is enough to make most people freeze. In this short video circulating online, however, two boys do the opposite — stepping in when they see a large python ...

Coming face-to-face with a large snake is enough to make most people freeze. In this short video circulating online, however, two boys do the opposite — stepping in when they see a large python ...

This story originally ran in the January 2015 issue of Outdoor Life. I never got to hunt Old Africa. That point was made clear on my first safari in 2004, which took place in the Limpopo province of ...

A python hunter caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The 16-foot, 10-inch female python was captured in Big Cypress National Park with the help of ...

The annals of Florida's eternal wrangle with invasive species are filled with creative, unique and bizarre techniques for ridding the state of the damaging marauders. Barefoot python hunting, robot ...

From the steamy jungles of South America to the arid deserts of Africa, giant snakes continue to captivate our imagination and inspire both awe and fear. These impressive reptiles have adapted to ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...