Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who was kitesurfing suffered multiple shark bites and died from his injuries.

Professional snake removal experts captured a 30-pound, 6½-foot Burmese python from a Miami-Dade residential area, preventing ...

South Florida researchers warn the Everglades face an Asian swamp eel invasion, depleting small fish and starving wading birds, threatening the wetland food web.

Over the next 1,000 years, humanity might evolve to survive a car crash. Maybe we'll adapt to have text claws and a tech neck due to our excessive smartphone usage. Or maybe we'll finally fuse with ...

Sharks, alligators, bears, snakes, mountain lions - find out how widespread America's most feared animals really are.

"They just start spreading out." Experts issue warning as massive snakes spread across US region: 'We can expect to see more ...

Evidence suggests pythons may be evolving to tolerate colder climates farther north. These invasive snakes are primarily established in South Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee. As sections of the ...

The South Florida Water Management District's Python Elimination Program awards cash prizes to python removal agents. Kevin Pavlidis was the top winner for November, earning $2,500 for removing the ...

Most Americans imagine human trafficking as a violent kidnapping or a "stranger danger" crime—someone abducted from a parking lot or trapped in a shipping container brought in from another country. In ...

Shelly M. Wagers receives funding from National Institute of Justice and Mel Greene Foundation. Joan A. Reid receives funding from National Institute of Justice and Mel Greene Foundation. Most ...

Everglades restoration was designed to replenish the drinking water supply in one of the fast-growing parts of the nation.