By Stephen Sorace | Fox NewsA female Burmese python that stretched 16 feet was found in the Florida Everglades over the weekend with its nest of nearly 50 eggs.Ron Bergeron, an Everglades conservationist, removed the 165-pound snake from its nest beneath a home in Possum Head Camp, about four miles south of Alligator Alley. Some eggs hatched as Bergeron inspected the [...]
BY SCOTT MCDONALD ON 7/8/19 AT 7:07 PM EDT - NEWSWEEK A Florida man who goes by the name "Alligator Ron" captured a 16-foot-long python beneath a home in the Everglades on Sunday. The snake's length is near the record size for a Burmese python caught earlier this year. Brian Van Landingham and Frank Branca were [...]
By Kimberly Miller Posted Jun 14, 2019 at 4:00 PM A thirsty Everglades National Park will get more water with $100 million to elevate 6.5 miles of roadway and a Thursday approval by water managers to relocate power lines. The two projects focus on the Tamiami Trail, a stretch of asphalt west of Miami that prevents water from flowing south [...]
Chad Gillis, Fort Myers News-Press Published 4:37 p.m. ET June 13, 2019 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is revising management plans that should eventually help water quality and quantity in southern Florida. Corps officials met Thursday with the South Florida Water Management District in West Palm Beach to talk about the changes and [...]
BY SAMANTHA J. GROSS AND ADRIANA BRASILEIRO HERALD/TIMES BUREAU JUNE 03, 2019 05:55 PM, UPDATED JUNE 04, 2019 04:53 PM TALLAHASSEE After years of work on the part of lawmakers and advocacy groups alike, a project aimed at reviving the natural flow of fresh water into the Everglades received the long-sought funding it needs to raise another 6.5 [...]
