Huge gator crosses road in front of family
A massive alligator was spotted crossing a trail in Lakeland, right in front of a family from the United Kingdom that's never experienced anything like it before. (Video: @michellesiefkenphotography)
A massive alligator was spotted crossing a trail in Lakeland, right in front of a family from the United Kingdom that's never experienced anything like it before. (Video: @michellesiefkenphotography)
Watch: Woman comes within feet of a bear
Home surveillance video captured the moment a woman in Daytona Beach, Florida came within feet of a bear -- and had to quickly run inside the house. It happened earlier this week after the woman took her dog outside. Her dog started barking and when she went to investigate, suddenly a BEAR appeared out from the shadows. The woman screamed and run inside.
Home surveillance video captured the moment a woman in Daytona Beach, Florida came within feet of a bear -- and had to quickly run inside the house. It happened earlier this week after the woman took her dog outside. Her dog started barking and when she went to investigate, suddenly a BEAR appeared out from the shadows. The woman screamed and run inside.
Meet Florida's first 'dark sky' community
Groveland, Florida has been designated an official "Dark Sky" place -- becoming not only the first Dark Sky community in Florida, but the first in the southeastern United States. The designation will hopefully keep light pollution at bay, meaning people will be able to view the stars in the night sky better.
Groveland, Florida has been designated an official "Dark Sky" place -- becoming not only the first Dark Sky community in Florida, but the first in the southeastern United States. The designation will hopefully keep light pollution at bay, meaning people will be able to view the stars in the night sky better.
Man bitten by snake hanging on top of door
A man was bitten by a rat snake that was hanging on the top of a screen door. "I got bit!" the man is heard saying on his Ring doorbell camera. The rat snake is not venomous but the man did take a bit of a fall as he ran from the front door.
A man was bitten by a rat snake that was hanging on the top of a screen door. "I got bit!" the man is heard saying on his Ring doorbell camera. The rat snake is not venomous but the man did take a bit of a fall as he ran from the front door.
Animal Kingdom welcomes baby mandrill
Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom is celebrating the "Circle of Life" with the birth of a baby mandrill at the park.
Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom is celebrating the "Circle of Life" with the birth of a baby mandrill at the park.
Gator carries dead gator through Lake Apopka
An alligator was spotted carrying a dead alligator on its back after an apparent fight through Lake Apopka. (Video: Dawn Jarman)
An alligator was spotted carrying a dead alligator on its back after an apparent fight through Lake Apopka. (Video: Dawn Jarman)
Shark interactions on the rise in Florida?
A man is recovering in the hospital after being bitten by a shark on Anna Maria Island Sunday. It's the latest shark interaction in Florida. Meanwhile, new video shows a bull shark repeatedly and violently attacking a boat off the Palm Beach coast. The boat shook with each impact and really did some damage.
A man is recovering in the hospital after being bitten by a shark on Anna Maria Island Sunday. It's the latest shark interaction in Florida. Meanwhile, new video shows a bull shark repeatedly and violently attacking a boat off the Palm Beach coast. The boat shook with each impact and really did some damage.
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy from Florida
Florida Space Coast residents heard some sonic booms on Friday shortly after SpaceX launched a school-bus-sized satellite on the Falcon Heavy rocket.
Florida Space Coast residents heard some sonic booms on Friday shortly after SpaceX launched a school-bus-sized satellite on the Falcon Heavy rocket.
376-pound gator gets a CT scan by UF vets
How do you treat a 376-pound alligator with an ear infection? Very carefully. For the folks at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, it's familiar territory. One of their more recent patients was "Brooke," a nearly 20-year resident of St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. Brooke visited the college for a "thorough work-up," according to a social media post.
How do you treat a 376-pound alligator with an ear infection? Very carefully. For the folks at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, it's familiar territory. One of their more recent patients was "Brooke," a nearly 20-year resident of St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. Brooke visited the college for a "thorough work-up," according to a social media post.
VIDEO: Momma alligator fiercely defends nest
New video shows an alligator fiercely hissing and clawing her way through a fence to get to her nest.
New video shows an alligator fiercely hissing and clawing her way through a fence to get to her nest.
Horses found malnourished at man's home
A Florida man was charged after four horses were found neglected, malnourished and emaciated at his home.
A Florida man was charged after four horses were found neglected, malnourished and emaciated at his home.
Watch: Diver frees shark snagged by fish hook
A Florida diver came face-to-face with an entangled nurse shark as he worked to free the animal from the coral blue waters of Destin. Scuba instructor Tazz Felde with Under Pressure Divers helped rescue the distressed shark from an artificial reef system in about 20 feet of water at John Beasley Park on Okaloosa Island at Fort Walton Beach.
A Florida diver came face-to-face with an entangled nurse shark as he worked to free the animal from the coral blue waters of Destin. Scuba instructor Tazz Felde with Under Pressure Divers helped rescue the distressed shark from an artificial reef system in about 20 feet of water at John Beasley Park on Okaloosa Island at Fort Walton Beach.
Water at tip of Florida hits hot tub level
The water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row.
The water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row.
Actively forming stars captured in stellar photo by Webb telescope
The two stars still have a few million years to go before they are fully formed, according to NASA.
The two stars still have a few million years to go before they are fully formed, according to NASA.
When Florida Attacks: How to live with bears
FOX 35 talks with Mike Orlando, the lead bear program manager with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, about bears in Central Florida. How many are there? Where do they go? Why do we see them in backyards? And do bears attack, and why?
FOX 35 talks with Mike Orlando, the lead bear program manager with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, about bears in Central Florida. How many are there? Where do they go? Why do we see them in backyards? And do bears attack, and why?
New NASA telescope expected to uncover hundreds of Earth-sized rogue planets
The findings stem from a nine-year survey known as the Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics, and according to researchers, they have already identified at least one planet that is roughly the size of Earth.
The findings stem from a nine-year survey known as the Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics, and according to researchers, they have already identified at least one planet that is roughly the size of Earth.
Alligator removed from Florida front lawn
Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies removed a small alligator from the front of a home, an area where kids often play.
Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies removed a small alligator from the front of a home, an area where kids often play.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2023: What skywatchers should know
The Perseids will peak in the middle of August.
The Perseids will peak in the middle of August.
Whale shark spotted off coast of Florida
A whale shark was spotted swimming off the coast of Destin, Florida, in what witnesses called "an awesome once-in-a-lifetime experience."
A whale shark was spotted swimming off the coast of Destin, Florida, in what witnesses called "an awesome once-in-a-lifetime experience."
Bear fight shocks Florida homeowner
Two black bears were caught on surveillance footage fighting in the front and back yard of a home in Mary Esther, Florida.
Two black bears were caught on surveillance footage fighting in the front and back yard of a home in Mary Esther, Florida.