The rare rainbow snake, last observed in Florida in 1969, has returned. While out on a hike in the Ocala National Forest, which is located 47 miles north of Orlando, two women came across the magnificent four-foot-long monster. Rainbow snakes are "extremely aquatic, spending much of its existence buried amid aquatic vegetation; never observed, even by herpetologists, due … [Read more...] about First Time in 50 Years That a Rare Four-Foot Rainbow Snake has Been Seen in Florida
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The Giant Goliath Penguin Hoax That Tricked Florida For 10 Entire Years
For about a decade, people believed that a 15-foot penguin was living on Clearwater Beach. In 1948, the sands of Clearwater Beach, Florida, developed what seemed to be enormous three-toed animal tracks. The prints, which were around 35 cm (14 inches) long and 28 cm (11 inches) wide, appeared to emerge from the sea and move 1.2–1.8 m (4-6 foot) strides up the beach for a few … [Read more...] about The Giant Goliath Penguin Hoax That Tricked Florida For 10 Entire Years
A Woman Aboard a Fishing Boat Off The Coast of Florida Was Stabbed By a 45kg Fish
Officials claimed a 73-year-old woman was evacuated to a hospital after being stabbed by a 45-kilogram sailfish that an angler was attempting to reel onto a boat off the Florida coast. According to the Martin County Sheriff's Office, the sailfish charged at the boat, then leaped out of the water and stabbed the woman in the groin while she was standing near to the boat's … [Read more...] about A Woman Aboard a Fishing Boat Off The Coast of Florida Was Stabbed By a 45kg Fish
Found Swimming South Of Florida, An Arctic Shark That May Be Hundreds of Years Old
According to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, a half-blind shark that is often found in the icy seas of the Arctic, where experts claim their lifespans can exceed 500 years, was recently identified in the Caribbean. While working with local fishermen in Belize to tag tiger sharks, Florida International University Ph.D. candidate Devanshi Kasana and the group came upon … [Read more...] about Found Swimming South Of Florida, An Arctic Shark That May Be Hundreds of Years Old
Dogs are Being Used to Collect Enormous African Snails in Florida
The Florida Agriculture Department is catching enormous African snails with the aid of sniffer dogs to prevent damage to crops and other plants as well as meningitis in people. The snails were referred to be "one of the most harmful" mollusk subtypes worldwide by the agricultural department. Due to its exceptionally huge size and prodigious reproduction, the creature may … [Read more...] about Dogs are Being Used to Collect Enormous African Snails in Florida