Spectacled caimans in South Florida are mainly found in manmade habitats such as canals, artificial ponds/lakes, and ditches.

Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid struck Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinosaurs, the largest reptiles to ever walk the planet. While those giants disappeared, some of their ...

Spanning 1.5 million acres at the southern tip of Florida, Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in ...

People often get confused when they see Crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) and Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) at the same time because they look similar, with only minimal differences in their ...

There are well over a million alligators found throughout Florida but what about crocodiles? Do Floridians up north spot them in their backyards?

At a glance, alligators and crocodiles look nearly identical. Both are massive reptiles with armored skin, powerful jaws and a prehistoric lineage that stretches back more than 200 million years.

Despite a healthy alligator population thriving in the Everglades, a guaranteed sighting doesn’t actually exist. However, when water levels drop, animal life in this diverse ecosystem is funneled into ...