This invasive Florida creature is toxic and a danger to pets. What to know

Cane toads, aka bufo toads, in Florida secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, ...

‘A python in the water’: South Florida researchers sound alarm on invasive species

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

Scientists are warning Florida about an invasive coral species

An invasive soft coral has been spotted in Hawaii and Puerto Rico and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is ...

In 2025, we walked in the woods with an iguana hunter and his air rifle

Iguanas are an invasive species in Southwest Florida and hunters like John Johnson are on a mission to eliminate them.
ClickOrlando

Exotic lizards have infested this neighborhood near Orlando. Here’s why that’s a problem

An Orange County community that’s become infested with invasive chameleons may show signs of an even bigger problem.
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Florida's Burmese pythons are a bigger problem than originally thought according to study

The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold ...
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Experts issue warning as massive snakes spread across US region: 'We can expect to see more populations pop up'

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

This Santa has a huge python slung over his shoulder, not a sack of toys

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida made a Facebook post showing a wildlife wearing a Santa hat with Burmese python on his ...
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Wildlife advocates fear changes to Endangered Species Act will imperil Florida panthers, manatees

The Trump administration wants to roll back protections for endangered and threatened species viewed as detrimental to ...