Most shark bites in Florida are not deadly. However, there was an unfortunate 2010 attack where a 38-year-old Stuart man who was kitesurfing suffered multiple shark bites and died from his injuries.
There was a time when iguanas were admired as novelties in Florida, roaming unmolested and being fed like stray cats. No ...
Across South Florida, giant snakes that once seemed like exotic escapees are now entrenched residents, reshaping ecosystems ...
The annual Florida Python Challenge was held in July this year and when all of the counting was completed, a woman from ...
Burmese pythons have been found in northern Florida along the state's Gulf Coast, with more frequent sightings beyond the ...
The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold ...
A dry summer and fall have left much of Florida in a drought, with some areas experiencing the highest level on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale. The periodic climate pattern La Niña has begun, which ...
A Florida resident, with the help of friends, used a snare and ax to subdue a massive Burmese python that they had encountered Tuesday on the way home from dinner. Wade Gardner, of Rotonda West in ...
Feral hogs can weigh several hundred pounds. Giant African land snails are known to eat stucco off of buildings Iguanas can be more than 5 feet long, and they poop everywhere. Florida's warm climate ...
Burmese pythons, one of the largest snake species in the world, could be the most destructive invasive animal in Florida Everglades history. They can swim, burrow and climb trees, and they eat almost ...
FWC Chair Rodney Barreto challenges Florida businesses to turn invasive iguanas into profitable products. FWC already has partnered with INVERSA in Miami, which makes python and lionfish products.