Invasive species are wreaking havoc on ecosystems around the world. US company Inversa is turning some of them into leather, ...

Florida is transforming invasive Burmese pythons into high-end fashion accessories, a novel approach to environmental ...

It’s no secret that Florida has a python problem. Thanks to exotic animals trading and Floridians releasing their pet snakes into the wild, Burmese pythons were introduced to “The Sunshine State” and ...

The brand using pythons for their leather product also works with invasive lionfish and silverfin, a non-native carp in the Mississippi River Basin.

A Colombian handbag designer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after federal prosecutors said she illegally smuggled handbags made from caiman and python skin — both protected species — to New ...

NEW YORK — Pythons are bashed with hammers, impaled on hooks and skinned alive to provide skins used by French luxury brand Gucci to craft handbags, shoes and belts that sell for hundreds if not ...

A Colombian fashion designer whose clients include A-listers Britney Spears and Victoria Beckham has pleaded guilty to illegally smuggling her high-priced handbags to the US. Nancy Teresa Gonzalez de ...

Florida is partnering with a luxury leather company to increase the number of invasive pythons caught. The company, Inversa, turns python skins into high-end fashion items like wallets, belts, and ...

With darker skies and shorter days on the horizon, we're finding joy wherever we can get it, and sartorially speaking, that can be as simple as with a new handbag. And the styles currently dominating ...

When Florida’s Burmese python hunters remove the giant snakes from the Everglades, they’re helping protect the fragile ecosystem of America’s largest tropical wilderness. They can make money in the ...

🛍️ Amazon Prime Day is live. See the best deals here. 🛍️ By Margherita Bassi Published Aug 1, 2025 12:00 PM EDT CREDIT: Laura Shape Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission partnered with INVERSA to increase python removals in Florida and provide a financial boost through private enterprise. INVERSA says it “helps ...