Enter Everglades City. The minuscule town of fewer than 500 people is perched on the southwest Florida coast (just 35 miles south of Naples). It offers the perfect gateway to exploring the endless expanses of the Everglades.

Burmese pythons have become one of Florida’s most destructive invasive species, devastating native wildlife in the Everglades. Now, biologists are turning to an unexpected new ally in their battle: robotic rabbits.

An unassuming master-planned city in the Florida Everglades is one of America's best places to live, with tropical suburbs and great dining.

Lord spends his time living between the Florida Keys and Arkansas studying Burmese pythons. The work required Lord to haul live pythons in his Subaru for 21 hours up to the lab in Arkansas — after completing about six permits, he said.

EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. — You’ve decided to take a wild vacation in the heart of Florida, home to all kinds of wildlife — even some that you’ll only see in the Sunshine State. Taking a trip ...

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T he idea of having Florida manage Everglades restoration has been resonating in the state Capitol for some time. Ron DeSantis was just the latest governor to express frustration with Florida’s ...

Researchers are now experimenting with animatronic, heat-generating rabbits that (they hope) can lure invasive pythons right to them