Florida Wildlife

wildlife-laws

No, you cannot legally hunt monkeys in Florida. There are no native monkey populations, and state law prohibits taking non-game wildlife, including monkeys, without specific aut...

fauna

In Florida, the phrase giant lizard usually refers to large, nonnative species that have established breeding populations and draw ongoing management attention. The most promine...

wildlife

In South Florida, green iguanas are established, reproduce rapidly, and damage landscapes and infrastructure. Because they are challenging to trap and remove once established, m...

Wildlife Safety

A fatal alligator attack involving a woman occurred in Florida, consistent with rare but documented alligator aggression toward people. In these instances, a large alligator typ...

Animals/Wildlife

In Florida, where pools and backyard habitats overlap, a snake sighting during a pool party is not rare but always urgent. When guests are nearby, the priority is calm crowd con...

wildlife

In Florida, the animal most often called a possum is the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), a solitary, nocturnal marsupial that is native throughout the state. It is the...

Wildlife & Outdoors

The question of the biggest alligator ever caught in Florida is best answered with verified records rather than rumors. In Florida, 'biggest' typically refers to total length an...

Wildlife Safety

Bear attack Florida content often sparks after a sighting or rare encounter, but meaningful risk in the state is low and highly predictable. American black bears live in much of...

wildlife-guide

Water monitors in Florida are large, adaptable lizards that thrive near freshwater and brackish habitats across the state. This guide explains how to identify Varanus niloticus...

wildlife

Iguanas are nonnative, herbivorous lizards established across much of South Florida, especially in coastal and urban landscapes from Miami-Dade through the Keys. They did not ap...