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 ...

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

Initially established in Everglades National Park in the early 1980s, Burmese pythons quickly put a stranglehold on Florida's ...

Floridians are not used to hearing the word "extinct" applied to species that play significant roles in the state's ...

Texas woman who threatened judge in Trump criminal case is sentenced Pennies are being canceled and the US Mint won't make any more. What does that mean? Blue Jays' Bo Bichette projected to sign ...

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

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for ...

A customer was at a Pollo Tropical drive-thru when the snake incident took place Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The U.S. Sun, National ...

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 ...