Over 160,000 apply for Florida black bear hunt, wildlife officials say

ST. PETERSBURG — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of ...

More than 160,000 apply for Florida's first bear hunt in a decade, wildlife officials say

Florida's first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a far more limited number of permits, including ...
Naples Daily News

Want to get paid to hunt pythons in Florida? Here's how, what you can make

Federal and state programs contract with members of the public to become paid python hunters and combat the invasive snakes ...

Massive monster: See the longest snake caught in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge

Longest python caught in the 2025 Florida Python Challenge was recorded in the Novice category. Plus a look at some of the biggest snakes ever caught.
Miami New Times

Climate & Environment

The annual crustacean craze is upon us once again. Activists worry that Alligator Alcatraz is polluting Big Cypress ...
Marco Eagle

Python hunter cashes in; eliminating more than 60 invasive snakes

South Florida Water Management District's 2025 Python Elimination Program is helping to address the invasive snake population.
WPEC CBS 12 on MSN

Slithering speed bump: Florida cops wrangle 14-foot python on highway patrol

A routine patrol turned into a wild encounter when Sergeant Carlos Atola of the Pinecrest Police Department (PPD), along with a Sheriff’s Deputy, successfully captured a massive 14-foot Burmese python ...

Officer and deputy capture massive 14-foot python on U.S. 1 in Pinecrest

A police sergeant and a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputy teamed up to capture a massive 14-foot Burmese python in Pinecrest.