Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the invasive creatures squatting in Florida is difficult to distinguish from its native cousin, poisonous, competitive and ...

Hidden across mainland Florida are ancient white sand scrublands—remnants of prehistoric islands once surrounded by ocean—and these isolated habitats are home to some of the most unusual venomous ...

Florida’s beaches are famous for soft sand, endless sunshine, and warm ocean waves. But sometimes the ocean water surrounding ...

Florida is known for its theme parks, stunning beaches, and incredible array of wildlife. Of course, some of Florida's wildlife is known to be dangerous and even potentially deadly -- like alligators.

Florida has spent decades battling invasive species, including Burmese pythons, Argentine tegus, green iguanas, Nile monitors, rhesus macaque monkeys, and lionfish. These non-native species disrupt ...

It is legal to eat shark in Florida, but it should be eaten sparingly due to high mercury levels. Alligator meat is low in fat and cholesterol, and many describe the taste as similar to chicken. The ...

As a proud reptile and founding member of the Consortium for Responsible Alligator Publicity, I would like to express my community’s umbrage over the state of Florida’s plan to put a migrant detention ...

SANIBEL, Fla. (WFLA) — Southwest Florida beachgoers have noticed an unusual sea creature swimming by to their boats and washing up from the Gulf of Mexico. “It looks like a cross between a jellyfish ...

Manatees are iconic and beloved Florida creatures. But they might be relatively new residents of the Sunshine State. Research published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One suggests Florida’s manatee ...