Asian swamp eels are spreading through the Everglades and decimating crayfish populations, leading to comparisons with ...

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the wild in Florida.

The church regards alligator as seafood, thus making it okay for someone to consume it during Lent without feeling like they sinned. Former New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond wrote a letter in 2010 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - As Catholics across Louisiana prepare for the first Friday of Lent, a 15-year-old letter from the Archdiocese of New Orleans is once again making the rounds with a clear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. African rock pythons are powerful constrictors capable of swallowing prey much wider than their heads. Horned antelope like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ash Wednesday was Thursday, Feb. 18, marking the beginning of Lent, which is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and charity. The ...

UTICA, MI - Snakes and alligators and lizards, oh my! And that’s just scratching the surface of what you can get up close and personal to at this local reptarium. LegaSea Aquarium and The Reptarium ...

A sedan caught fire Friday afternoon on Interstate 95 in Pompano Beach, Florida. The incident shut down all northbound lanes of the interstate. The driver escaped the vehicle before it was engulfed in ...

A python hunter captured a nearly 17-foot, 202-pound snake in the Florida Everglades. While it is legal to eat python meat in Florida, health officials strongly advise against it. Testing has revealed ...

Texans may not always know when a freeze will hit or how long it will last, but each winter brings a familiar sight: alligators readying themselves for the cold. As temperatures dropped below freezing ...

For many Americans, alligator is arguably a novelty meat, something that you might eat in nugget form for an adventurous snack while visiting Gulf Coast areas where it's more common. But in Cajun ...