Most people’s mental snake-ID kit in the yard comes down to a couple of half-remembered rules: “triangular head means... The ...

The fastest way to think clearly about a snake in your yard is to narrow it down by where... The post How to quickly tell if ...

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.

Copperheads brumate in winter, seeking insulated sites like stump holes and hollows. Brumation slows metabolism and mobility; snakes resume activity during warm spells. Avoid probing leaf litter, ...

"Known as 'Georgia's Little Amazon,' the Altamaha River winds 137 miles from central Georgia and out to the Atlantic Ocean. It's the largest free-flowing river on the east coast and Georgia’s largest ...

High-speed video helped researchers to get close-ups of the attack strategies of three snake families. By Ari Daniel Venomous snakes inhabit a different perceptual world than we do. “Before the mammal ...

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey." When you purchase through links on ...

Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any significant role in their ecosystem. By Catrin Einhorn After a searing ocean ...

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...