The green iguana has become a ubiquitous sight across South Florida, often lounging in trees or sunning itself on sidewalks.

In the Florida Everglades, Burmese pythons have no natural predators and a near-endless food supply. The pythons, which are ...

There are more than 40 species of snakes that are native to Florida, but only six of them are venomous. Snakes are most active in the spring and early summer months, when the weather warms up and they ...

If they reach the ecosystem's carrying capacity in the Everglades, the pythons will spread, and that likely means into ...

For many Florida residents, there’s a chance they’ve recently spotted lizards with an orange head and dark blue body scurrying about in their neighborhoods. With April kicking off breeding season for ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has received at least a dozen credible rainbow snake sightings since it sought the public's assistance in documenting the elusive reptiles. FWC ...

Residents across the Sunshine State rang in 2026 bundled in parkas rather than flip-flops, as a potent Arctic front delivered ...

1. Introduction -- Class Amphibia. 2. Species accounts: Order Caudata (salamanders) ; 3. Species accounts: Order Anura (frogs) -- Class Reptilia. 4. Species accounts ...

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildfire Commission charged a Merritt Island man with 20 misdemeanors after a snake discovery led to finding more exotic animals in his possession. On Feb.

The Florida herpetofauna in a changing environment / Walter E. Meshaka Jr. and Ray E. Ashton Jr. -- Human disturbance and Florida anurans / Pablo R. Delis and Henry R. Mushinsky -- Herpetofauna of ...