Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more about why we get bitten.

Things can get complicated when we refer to “brown snakes.” Brown snakes can mean snakes that are colored brown. However, ...

The poachers weren’t intimidated by heat, lightning, mosquitoes, venomous snakes, alligators or losing their way in the South ...

Hidden in the heart of Florida, far from the mouse ears and beach umbrellas that dominate the state’s postcard racks, lies a slice of paradise that feels like stepping into a time machine set for ...

Silver Springs State Park in Silver Springs, Florida isn’t just another patch of preserved wilderness – it’s like stepping into a vintage Florida postcard that somehow came to life.

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims ...

A woman in Palm City, Florida, found a python under the hood of her car, wrapped around the engine, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office says. Martin County Sheriff’s Office photo A “shocked” Florida ...

Since the Ice Age, elkhorn and staghorn corals off Florida’s southern coast have been stacking their skeletons into elaborate, branching homes for parrotfish, eels and octopuses. “They’ve been the ...

Plans for a Polk County tollway drew criticism earlier this year from nature lovers who worried the road could knock out an ...

Snakebite envenoming is among the world's deadliest yet most overlooked tropical diseases. The WHO has classified snakebite envenoming as one of 21 neglected tropical diseases, resulting in between ...

Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, some scientists and environmentalists worry the industry’s new technology could bring ...