Our first-ever night safari in Kenya to find out ,and it was an experience unlike any other. Guided by expert rangers, we set off into the darkness with only spotlights and the sounds of nature ...

Snakes are one of nature's most interesting survivors. Where most people imagine them basking in warm sun or hiding amongst ...

The annals of Florida's eternal wrangle with invasive species are filled with creative, unique and bizarre techniques for ridding the state of the damaging marauders. Barefoot python hunting, robot ...

The discovery that small stone arrow tips were treated with plant poison 60,000 years ago means that ancient African hunters ...

Taylor Stanberry became the first woman to win the Florida Python Challenge in 2025. She captured 60 invasive Burmese pythons during the 10-day competition. Stanberry, a Naples native, has over a ...

There was some big snake news in 2025. Taylor Stanberry, a Naples native, was the 2025 Florida Python Challenge winner and the first woman to ever win the competition. She captured 60 of the invasive ...

Regular readers will be well aware of my liking for investment income. Preferably, a growing income rather than a static one which constantly gets nibbled away at by inflation. On that matter, let’s ...

Editor's note: This story, from the Palm Beach Post archives, was originally published in 2017. The 2025 Florida Python Challenge is going on now through July. 11. Burmese pythons have become their ...