Ticks are found all over the world. There are more than 900 species, and many of them pass on dangerous diseases to both humans and animals. Recently, researchers conducted the largest study of its ...

This large mudsnake recoiled as the hunters tried to help it by plucking off the swollen ticks. Python Cowboy video screengrab Snakes eat ticks, but the notorious blood-suckers occasionally get the ...

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The ability of this tick species to increase its populations very quickly, leading to large infestations in a short amount of time, is also concerning.” Unlike other ticks, a single female Asian ...

Burmese pythons are hunted and “humanely euthanized” in the Florida Everglades due to being an invasive species. They were introduced through the exotic pet trade, experts say. FWC photo by Kevin Enge ...

When it comes to tick bites and tick-related illnesses in New Jersey, there’s some good news and some bad news. The good news: The number of emergency room visits for tick-related health issues, such ...

It takes a lot to give professional snake wranglers the creeps, but it happened when a group of hunters captured a python plagued by blood-sucking ticks in Florida’s Everglades. If there’s such a ...