Rare hybrid sea turtle released back into the ocean after rescue

A unique turtle is officially getting a second chance at life in the big blue. Last month we reported on a special resident ...

Turtles finally have a place in the tree of life thanks to an X‑ray study of South African fossils

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where ...

Sea turtle nest found in Myrtle Beach relocated to safer spot

Myrtle Beach recorded its first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season on Sunday. The nest, containing 119 eggs, was ...
Naples Daily News

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 ...

Burmese python found under sidewalk with 20 eggs during peak nesting season

We are right in the middle of Burmese python nesting season in South Florida, and one recent discovery is highlighting just how adaptable this invasive species has become. A python was found hiding ...

SW Florida beachgoers, watch for giant nests, sea turtles this summer

Sea turtles flock to Florida beaches each summer to dig giant holes, fill them with hundreds of eggs, cover the eggs and then return to the ocean.

Could Florida vultures help fight invasive pythons? Researchers document rare attack on python eggs.

Researchers say vultures feeding on Burmese python eggs in the Everglades marks the first documented case of native birds preying on a python nest in Florida.

How a new documentary captured Florida’s competitive python hunt

The Python Hunt’ takes viewers deep inside the annual Everglades tradition — and what it really means for Florida.
WSVN 7News

Trapper removes Burmese python, 20 eggs from Cutler Bay sidewalk

A struggle with a python in Cutler Bay ended with the reptile’s removal and the discovery of 20 eggs.The animal<a ...

A giant python was hiding beneath a Miami-Dade sidewalk. A hunter found 20 eggs

A Cutler Bay resident discovered a massive Burmese python nesting beneath a sidewalk before a hunter removed the invasive ...
QNS

FDNY firefighters from across the city attend funeral for member of Glendale’s Myrtle Turtles who died running race in Forest Park

The Myrtle Turtles of FDNY Engine 286/Ladder 135 in Glendale said goodbye to one of their own at a funeral for Firefighter Karan Thadhani in Elmhurst on ...