During a single week this month, two people were killed by wildlife in Florida. The first was Robert Markel, who was killed ...

Travel writer Sara Iannacone struggled with intense symptoms on the road. Here’s what she wished she would have known.

We have had our share of wildlife encounters in 2025 and that is not surprising. Our poll asks of all of the critters around ...

There may be only six venomous snake species in the Sunshine State, but knowing what they look like is important to keep you safe. Here's how.

As the onset of summer nears, so too do warmer temperatures and mating season for many of the nearly 900 spider species in ...

A tiny but toxic threat is alarming pet owners in Southwest Florida: cane toads. These invasive amphibians can release poison ...

On May 6, an alligator thrashed and tipped over a couple’s canoe in Central Florida where it attacked a woman and killed her.

Backyards are usually where the fun happens—grilling, gardening, playing fetch. But not all guests keep to the invitation ...

The invasive Burmese python is generally not known to attack humans, but it can bite defensively if it feels threatened or perceives a human as a potential food source. Brown Recluse spider ...

The number of unprovoked shark bites worldwide still ... According to the Florida Department of Agriculture, only two main types of venomous spiders live in the state: widow spiders and recluse ...

We do see a decent number of spider bites," says Charles Tarbert ... and have crawled their way up the Eastern United States from Florida. You can tell them apart from Black Widows by their coloration ...