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Living With Snakes… 2013, Year of the Snake


February 7, 2013

The Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation has dubbed 2013 as the “Year of the Snake”. There are many animals that strike fear in humans but little cause more than snakes. Interestingly kids seem to like them. It is ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Canebrake, Curiosities, Diamondback, Non-venomous, Panhandle Outdoors, Pit-viper, Rattler, Rattlesnake, Snakes, Timber, Timber Rattler, Venomous, Wildlife

Snake predator may benefit endangered bird, UF study finds


June 23, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here and here for high resolution images. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An endangered Florida bird may have some unexpected help in its struggle for survival, according to a new University of Florida study. UF ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Endangered, John Kappes, Katie Sieving, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Snakes, University Of Florida, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Woodpecker

Snake Identification


July 2, 2008

Do you have a snake in your yard that you want to know whether if it harmful or harmless? Remember a juvenile snake may not not look anything like an adult snake. Case in point the Florida Black Racer adult is black in color while the juvenile ... READ MORE

Category: Wildlife
Tags: Snakes