How many humans does it take to measure a huge Burmese python? Three.

Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...

Red light therapy and saunas may not just be snake oil. Here’s where the research stands

Snake oil: a product that promises everything and delivers nothing. Are red light therapy and saunas in this class of ...
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Python Cave tours? The ways disease jumps from animals to humans are evolving

Tourism at a cave swarming with bats known to have transmitted a deadly fever disease? The popularity of Uganda's Python Cave points to yet another way interactions at the animal-human interface—where ...

Watch out for snakes: Venomous species more active as weather warms

The state of Florida is home to six types of venomous snakes, and they're starting to get active as temperatures warm, state ...

Do dead snakes bite? Are baby copperheads more dangerous? 15 beliefs fact-checked

Snakes start to become more active in spring, so we asked experts to debunk myths. In North Carolina, the creatures aren’t ...
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When a 19 foot snake escapes

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Invasive Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida

Invasive Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida canals. UF wants the public's help to track this threat to native ...
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McPeak, Vera Sowers

Vera Ann Sowers McPeak, 87 of Owings, Maryland, passed away on April 14, 2026. Vera was born a farm girl in Floyd County, ...

One python hunter dominates March competition for removing snakes

One python hunter, Anthony Flanagan, had a busy March eliminating the invasive snakes. He was rewarded by the South Florida ...