A striking new resident is settling into a permanent home at Brevard Zoo after being rescued from illegal ownership.

Python-derived pTOS shows promise as a side-effect-free appetite suppressant, offering a new path for weight loss and metabolic therapies.

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

I enjoyed reading Maureen Murrray’s crisis of recycling and congratulate her on her son’s wedding and environmental ...

David Thompson Signs of spring were evident well before March 20 when spring officially started. One sign that wasn’t visible was the unmistakable smell of a striped skunk whose mating season was ...

A new arrival is turning heads at the Brevard Zoo, where staff recently welcomed an adult male Burmese python into its care.

Finally, with the arrival of some warmer weather, a few new species are making their way back to the Times News region. And ...

Florida is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the United States, from the vast wetlands of the Everglades to ...

A remote Amazon expedition with a Hollywood star accidentally uncovered a predator that's been hiding for 10 million years.

The idea of a “flying snake” sounds like something out of mythology or science fiction. But in the forests of South and ...

Researchers discovered an appetite-suppressing molecule in python blood. If one day turned into a medication, it might lack ...

This Instagram post of a Burmese python eating a 77-pound white-tailed deer is quite horrifying. It teaches us a lot about the power of these incredible but invasive reptiles. At the same time, it ...