Jacob Sagrera unrolls an alligator skin and lays it flat on a metal table, brushing off flecks of salt. He holds it up to the ...

These wetlands, these alligators … it has to have some kind of monetary value,” said George Melancon, alligator research biologist for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

The Florida Python Challenge is fast approaching, and hunters can sign up now to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as possible in 10 days to help protect the Everglades (and potentially win ...

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. Ash Wednesday was Thursday, Feb. 18, marking the beginning of Lent, which is a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and charity. The ...

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 ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash ...

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 ...

Hungry snake caught swallowing another, even bigger snake headfirst. Many species of snakes are capable of swallowing prey much larger than themselves, such as deer, cows and even humans. However, ...

A newly released study shows that snakes are more cannibalistic than previously thought. Snakes will commonly prey on other species of snake, but cannibalism in this case is when a snake will eat one ...