Tag: Florida

Contractors in Florida have caught a record number of Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades. Less than a year after two state agencies decided to combine forces and remove invasive...

Invasive lizards are chilling in Florida — literally. The reptiles are adapting quickly to colder temperatures than they experience in their native tropical regions, prompting fears that the reptiles may...

At the right angle, the second longest native snake in the United States and Canada is a shimmery black. But just blink and catch the orange-throated serpent in a different...

For veterinary researcher Annie Page-Karjian, veterinary science and wildlife biology need to come together more often. Juno Beach, a six-mile stretch of coastline in Central Florida that is critical to...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill increasing penalties against illegal black bear (Ursus americanus) hunting. The new rules go into effect July 1, increasing the minimum fine from...

Because released and escaped exotic pets are a big contributor to the establishment of invasive species in Florida, researchers found engaging and gaining the trust of the owners of exotic...

Researchers predict that sea level rise on barrier islands in the southeastern U.S. will impact loggerhead and green sea turtle nesting, even in remote areas on barrier islands. Even low...

Invasive lung worms introduced by nonnative Burmese pythons are infecting — and possibly killing —native species of Florida snakes, and researchers say they are spreading northward and could reach other...

When hurricanes blow strongest, Florida deer evade danger by fleeing to higher, forested ground, but those areas may also be habitat for panthers. “Clearly they’re not dumb — they respond...

A pair of new studies illuminate one of the ways that a fungal disease may be killing snakes as well as what methods may not work for protecting infected serpents....