Learn about 14 snake repellent plants that naturally keep snakes away while beautifying your garden, offering a safe and chemical-free solution ...

A healthy garden invites wildlife, including snakes. It's important to look for signs they're slithering about, and identify ...

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

The ghost, native to only Florida and Cuba, is a leafless web of roots splayed on the trunks of native trees. It’s also ...

These restaurant closings remind us that our dining scene is fragile and fleeting — a poignant wake-up call, even, to enjoy the places we have left.

Explore Bonnet Springs Park in Lakeland, a transformed 168-acre rail yard now filled with trails, gardens, art, lakes, play ...

Restoring the butterfly garden at Crestview’s John McMahon Environmental Learning Center and helping a new community garden blossom are among the green-thumb projects being planned by members of ...

Kissimmee Prairie is Florida’s first designated Dark Sky Park, recognized by the International Dark-Sky Association for its exceptional stargazing opportunities. With minimal light pollution, the ...

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 ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, causing significant declines in native small mammal populations. Originally introduced through the pet trade, the wild python population in the ...

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 ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida. The event aims to raise public awareness about the threat invasive species pose to the ...