The waterlily: massive. The stakes: high. The man for the job: Taylor Walker, horticulture manager at Bok Tower Gardens. On a sunny day in mid-August, Walker waded into a pond at the Lake Wales ...

On Monday, September 29, The Palm Beach Post updated its August coverage of Florida’s python-luring pilot, adding a notable ...

As Floridians enjoy the cooler fall weather outside, they might want to be aware of our slithery neighbors also enjoying the ...

Sometimes a mouse won't satisfy and you just gotta have a burger. Say what?! And proving once and for all Florida doesn't have a monopoly when it comes to slithering reptiles, a California python ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge yielded 294 Burmese pythons, the most since the challenge began. Taylor Stanberry won the Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for capturing 60 pythons. A total of 294 ...

Naples-based Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s python hunters smash records, removing massive invasive snakes to protect fragile Everglades wildlife.

Invasive snakes pose a significant threat to US ecosystems, disrupting wildlife balance and altering food webs. Species like ...

It was about 2 in the morning when Claudilio Cruz, a member of a road crew spreading asphalt on U.S. 1 in the affluent Miami suburb of Pinecrest, heard frantic honking. When he looked up he was ...

Florida State is always searching for elite talent from the prep ranks to bolster the roster. However, five-star recruits have been elusive during head coach Mike Norvell's tenure in Tallahassee. The ...

MIAMI — On their Florida vacations, Rob Wessels and his family have pursued an array of typical outings — deep-sea fishing, a stroll at the farmers market, tanning at the pool and beach. On the most ...

Entering the home stretch of the 2025 high school football regular season – four games remain before the playoffs – The Dispatch is taking a step back for self-reflection. In August, we listed our top ...

Braden Gordon, a 6-foot-4.5, 200-pound linebacker at The Montgomery Academy in Montgomery, Alabama was last on campus at Florida for a camp in June. The Montgomery Academy (AL) 2027 athlete Braden ...