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Conservancy biologist Ian Bartoszek with a 17-foot, 163-pound female python and a new male scout snake captured in February 2023. COURTESY PHOTOS As invasive Burmese pythons tighten their grip on the Everglades, decimating wildlife and devouring nearly everything in their path while slithering north to Lake Okeechobee and west toward the Gulf of Mexico, the

A massive, 10-foot-long, 75-pound boa constrictor was captured by a deputy in a St. Lucie County, Florida, neighborhood with help from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Over the past year, like a lot of people during the coronavirus pandemic, Meagan Harding found herself with more time on her hands than usual. So, the 27-year-old, who lives in unincorporated Deltona, decided to stop waiting for "the right time" and do something shed always dreamed of: start a rescue and sanctuary for exotic animals. Creating the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-licensed nonprofit, which became official in September, took "a mountain of paperwork," Harding said...

Englewood’s 9-foot Burmese python captured Monday wasn’t actually the biggest one bagged in Florida this week. According to various news reports, a Zolfo Springs family spotted and captured a 16-foot python on their property Sunday. “Yeah, it’s been an invasive-centered week,” said Adam Brown, a wildlife officer for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. “At this time, we have no reason to suspect that the two incidents are related in any way,”...