Q. Why don't hawks fight back when crows mob them? They seem almost indifferent to the attacks, like one I saw yesterday. He just sat at the top of the ...

When I penned last week’s column on river otters, I did a little more research to confirm that all my info was accurate. I knew otters fed primarily on fish, but I didn’t know that they can also feed ...

Crows are no match for a larger predator like a hawk. So why is their mobbing behavior not met with an attack?

Identifying snake and lizard eggs can be tricky. Experts look at size, shape, and color. Snake eggs are usually larger and white. Lizard eggs vary in color and shape. Shell texture and incubation ...

High up from the forest floor, birds flit from limb to limb and weave their homes from leafy foliage, seemingly safe from ...

Black racer snakes are known to be fast, with some reaching speeds of 8-10 mph, which is a pretty good clip, especially for a ...

A sheriff's deputy in Florida ended up in an unusual situation when he was called to remove a 9-foot boa constrictor from a ...

The Forest Department has initiated action against the posting of videos on social media that show harassment, ...

You would be hard-pressed to find two snakes that evoke more fear than the black mamba and the king cobra. Both species are so venomous that they can easily kill a human, and, they both grow to over ...

If rewards are passed out in Heaven, Donald Lea Carlisle may have to add on a room to his mansion to house all of them. Don’t worry, he can do it. He did it down here. Donald, who passed away on ...

The invasive Asian swamp eel is threatening the Florida Everglades by disrupting the food web. This predatory fish has caused an 80% loss of the prey base for wading birds in some areas. Likely ...

Preserved animals sit side by side in silence, forming what appears to be a lifeless zoo or a fragment of forest enclosed in glass.