It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s ...

Hundreds of python hunters are currently combing the Everglades ecosystem in Southern Florida for the state’s annual Python Challenge. Last year, 934 hunters participated in the 10-day event and ...

Leprosy is still around — and spreading, Florida. Cases of what's now called Hansen's disease remain rare, but the Sunshine State has become a hotspot. Two North Florida women who have the disease are ...

Years of snake-tracking data reveal the conditions that boost success and that could be incorporated into an app to aid in ...

In July 2026, various Instagram accounts shared a claim about a grandmother they said was wrongly jailed because police ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

An elderly woman lives with a huge python inherited for spiritual reasons, defying villagers' concerns, and she dared anyone to go and harm it The weird living arrangement would scare many people, but ...

Last year, Taylor Stanberry caught 60 Burmese pythons with her bare hands—a state record. But this self-taught hunter says she doesn't enjoy killing the snakes, she just knows it's a necessity. Taylor ...

Florida holds an annual 10-day Python Challenge to control the invasive Burmese python population. Participants compete for prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize for removing the most pythons. The ...

A 22-year-old Franklin man faces felony charges, including attempted second-degree sexual assault and kidnapping, after authorities say he abducted a woman who had rejected his romantic advances.

From a venomous snake sprawled on a desk to a python eating a family cat this list has them all. A python seemed to have bitten off more than it could chew as a it was observed hauling a possum from a ...

The dates for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge – the annual 10-day hunt for invasive Burmese pythons – were announced today, May 19, with registration now open. The 2026 python hunt will run from ...