A crocodile was caught lounging in a Florida Keys backyard pool. See what happened next
A Florida Keys homeowner woke up Friday morning to find a crocodile lounging in her swimming pool, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The reptile was lying on one of the pool’s chairs ...
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1,200 sea turtles rescued from chilling fate after cold front hits Florida
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the incident, which occurred in the St. Joseph Bay area from January 21 to 26, primarily affected green turtles ...
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More than 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtles rescued last week along Florida’s northern coast
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented over 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtle rescues within six days.
A cop peeked into a Broward man’s fishing bucket and found a gator. Here’s what happened
The officer pulled up to 29-year-old Carlos Fabian Mercado de Choudens, who was fishing with four other people. The officer checked one of Mercado’s buckets and found several bluegill fish, according ...
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How cold does it need to get in Florida before iguanas start falling out of trees?
native to Central and South America. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, green iguanas are considered invasive in the state. Like all reptiles, iguanas can't handle ...
Do iguanas really fall from trees in Florida when it’s cold? Yes, and we have video evidence
A frozen iguana hit the deck after cold weather swept through South Florida in January. Here's what to know about the ...
Crocodiles in suburbia: Here’s how they navigate South Florida — and how to stay safe
As American crocodile populations have risen in recent decades, the threatened reptiles have made their way into suburban ...
Duo break into fish farm to take exotic fish that grows to 440 pounds, Florida cops say
An exotic fish that can reach 14 feet landed two men in hot water, after they tried to sneak it out of a Florida fish farm, investigators say. It happened Monday, Jan. 13, at an aquaculture facility ...
The Florida manatee a ‘nonnative’? It’s been here for millennia | Opinion
A recent USF study caused a stir when it reported that manatees were a nonnative species that arrived relatively recently to ...
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PHOTOS: 10-foot alligator pulled from storm drain in Florida
CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WFLA) — An alligator measuring over 10 feet long was pulled from a storm drain in South Florida on Saturday ...
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Duo break into fish farm to take exotic fish that grows to 440 pounds, Florida cops say
Arapaima are native to South America, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports. DeSoto County Sheriff's Office photo An exotic fish that can reach 14 feet landed two men in ...