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

Birding is a fascinating endeavor. Birders can simply observe birds in their backyards, or they can search the ends of the ...

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

A University of Florida study found that snake bites in the state are an understudied but avoidable risk. Most venomous snake bites in Florida occurred when people, primarily men, intentionally ...

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 ...

It is commonplace for sharp-dressed trainer Todd Pletcher to be wearing a tie on a stakes afternoon. But on Nov. 1, Breeders' Cup Saturday, the one he was sporting at Del Mar carried some personal ...

A thirsty wild hog steps out from the cover and protection of the woods to the swamp’s shore. As it laps up the water, a 500-pound behemoth emerges from under the dark waters. Before the hog can turn ...

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 ...

More than 500 non-native species have been reported in Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Widlife Conservation Commission. The FWC stood before a Senate subcommittee this month to justify a ...