Carl Jackson caught a nearly 17-ft long Burmese python weighing over 200lbs as part of an effort to rid Florida of the ...

Brevard Zoo will break ground on its $140 million Bowen Aquarium in December, with over half the funding secured.

Your venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your ...

YOU CAN SIGN UP ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. JUST SHOW UP. OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO IS TRYING TO KEEP ITS TITLE AS NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION. IT IS ONCE AGAIN NOMINATED IN THE USA TODAY’S TEN BEST READERS ...

CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The ...

A beloved habitat at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden was named one of the best in America. The award was one of several the zoo received from USA TODAY readers on Wednesday, March 18, in the ...

Brevard Zoo ranked as the fifth-best zoo in the nation in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards. The zoo, located in Melbourne, Florida, is home to more than 900 animals and offers unique ...

IT ENTERS THESE EARLY STAGES. SO THE AQUARIUM HERE INSIDE THE ZOO, IT WON’T BE GOING ANYWHERE. JUST THINK OF THIS PROJECT AS AN UPGRADED EXPANSION, EXCEPT THAT IT WILL STAND ALONE IN THE NORTH SHORE.

The Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is celebrating Earth Day with flair this year. Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at the zoo on April 22, appearing ...

On a warm and clear Wednesday morning in the Everglades, researchers Melissa Miller and Brandon Welty dug through grass and dirt in search of a ten-foot snake they had seen just a week before. Members ...

The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens is opening its new Manatee River Habitat and VyStar SkyScape Entrance. The $72 million project currently houses three rescued manatees named Alpine, ...

The Memphis Zoo has closed its bonobo exhibit for glass repairs after it was damaged by a primate that launched toward onlookers. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...