AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed Senate Bill 18 — a bill passed unanimously in the second-called special session that would remove bureaucratic “red tape” when repairing flood-control ...

Florida officials deploy robot rabbits to control the invasive Burmese python population. Scientists from the South Florida Water Management District and the University of Florida have teamed up to ...

FLOOD CONTROL STRUCTURE. Aerial photo shows the newly completed slope protection structure implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways along Porac River in Floridablanca, Pampanga.

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ahead of the 2025 Florida Python Challenge, the Naples Daily News and The News-Press interviewed Zac Chejanovski, the Florida Fish ...

The 2025 Florida Python Challenge, a competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, runs from July 11 to 20. The challenge aims to raise public awareness and encourage reporting of python sightings.

When it comes to the invasive and destructive Burmese python in Florida, it's as simple as those two words. Starting Friday (July 11) another step will be taken to reduce the population of these ...

S.E. Jenkins is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. She has also been a Digital Content Producer in Tallahassee and Myrtle Beach. S.E. graduated with journalism degrees from Texas State ...

GARLAND, Texas — A 15-foot python that made "multiple strike attempts" was captured by a Garland Animal Control officer, the city said. Garland Animal Control recently responded to reports of a ...

A 15-foot yellow python weighing 85 pounds had to be pulled from a parked vehicle's engine Saturday night. After more than two hours, the Garland Animal Control Officer safely captured the python. It ...