National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2026 occurs between February 23 and February 27, 2026. Invasive species are ...

Snakes may be feared, but many animals hunt them. Explore how predators adapt to venom, speed, and defense to shape ...

Attention Florida-bound retirees: There's more to the Sunshine State than Disney, golf and beaches.

Invasive pythons have established themselves as dominant predators in ecosystems that did not evolve alongside large constrictor snakes. Their biology favors slow energy use, extreme feeding capacity, ...

In the canals, marshes, and swamps of the Florida Everglades, invasive fish are silently slipping into new waterways. Among them are the Asian swamp eel and the bullseye snakehead, two air-breathing ...

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles. But this 6-foot-long African lizard poses an especially big threat.

The Everglades seldom benefit from invasive species. But now, as non-native apple snails disappear, the endangered Everglades bird, the snail kite, is paying the price.