It’s hard to say if they were embarrassed, but two rattlesnakes were caught snuggling in a tortoise burrow by Florida reptile researchers. A paparazzi-style video of the rendezvous was posted March 5 ...

But it’s not alone in there. More than 300 other animals, including rare and threatened animals like indigo snakes and gopher frogs, use gopher tortoise burrows and some of them live nowhere else.

Officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were rattled after finding a surprise inside a gopher tortoise burrow. According to an Instagram post from FWC Research, a pair of ...

One of Southwest Florida's most beloved reptiles is finally getting celebrated the way it always deserved to be. Gopher Tortoise Day is April 10, with the goal of raising awareness for the threatened ...

Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot. In fact, more than 4,000 animal species are native to the Sunshine State. In the heat of summer, a growing number of ...

When Samantha S. and her family bought just over 2 acres in Middleburg, FL, in September 2021, they thought they’d found the perfect place to put down roots. The wooded lot, just minutes from Jennings ...

“It was just peaceful and quiet. We loved the area. My aunt actually lives right next door,” she says. “And it would be within the same school district that our kids are in now.” The plan was simple: ...