Fall Webworms are active in local trees but are not a concern at this time of year. Caterpillars are feeding on leaves and trees may not look their best as a result, but they will survive just fine. If you can reach the webs and caterpillars ... READ MORE
Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Natural Resources, WildlifeThere is no doubt that many people are uncomfortable when they see snakes but seeing an 8 foot one will strike terror in their minds. This reaction has probably cost the lives of many indigo snakes in our area. The largest of all North American ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
They named him “Lestat.” But unlike his bloodsucking namesake, the little Seminole bat clinging to the bricks of a campus building was purely interested in mama’s milk. Later on, he will develop a taste for insects, as his mother teaches ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeYear # of Nests # hatched # disoriented 2011 84 52 26 majority on Perdido Key 2012 74 ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, WildlifeGrowing up in Northwest Florida I always understood that the “copperhead” and the “moccasin” were two different venomous snakes. As I grew older and talked with locals, I have found that the name “copperhead” is often used when ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeThere are many animals that strike fear in humans but little cause more than snakes. Interestingly kids seem to like them, it is when we become an adult that we do not; why is that? There are several explanations and all have merit. One are ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeRat snakes are one of the more commonly encountered snakes in our area. They truly do eat a lot of rodents and so this draws them towards human habitation searching for food. As a group they can grow quite large and for those of us who do ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeAnyone who has been to the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center in the past 21 years has probably met “Regis”, our eastern kingsnake. “Regis” has been our “poster-child” for snake biology and conservation for 1000’s of visitors to the ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTwice in the past week, I've had the pleasure of running across the charming killdeer (Charadrius vociferous), a species of bird related to the endangered plovers often found on area beaches. While they may also live near the water, killdeer ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeRattlesnakes There are few words that strike more fear in humans than the word ‘SNAKE!’, but ‘RATTLESNAKE!’ may be one of them. In Florida we have three species of rattlesnakes but when people talk of them they are generally ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife