Normally green iguanas sometimes turn orange, or pumpkin, around the holiday season. But it's not a holiday thing for these ...

There was a time when iguanas were admired as novelties in Florida, roaming unmolested and being fed like stray cats. No ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

Invasive species are harming the Florida ecosystem. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - "An invasive species has a very specific ...

While not venomous, their bite can cause serious infections and they are potentially dangerous to people and pets. This ...

A new species of air potato beetle, Lilioceris egena, is being released in Florida to combat the invasive air potato vine. The invasive vine grows rapidly, smothers native plants, and disrupts the ...

PALM BAY, Fla. — Since the 1960s, the Brazilian peppertree has grown into Florida’s most widespread and invasive plant. According to the USDA Agricultural Research Service, growth now covers over ...

You expect bluegill or minnows — instead, the net rises with a creature covered in spikes, armor, and a temper. These invasive catfish dig up banks, wipe out habitats, and spread like a plague through ...

Burmese pythons, a non-native snake, has proliferated across more than a thousand square miles of South Florida.