Opponents of Florida’s first sanctioned black bear hunt in a decade are suing to stop the planned killings, arguing the ...

A former licensed reptile dealer has been sentenced after more than 100 exotic reptiles were found abandoned in a storage ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking Floridians to report sightings of rainbow snakes, a ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — It's one of Florida's most dazzling reptiles, but also one of its most endangered. The ...

Bear Warriors United argues a new rule gives the FWC executive director "unbridled authority" to create hunting zones and ...

A bear hunt based on ‘stale’ population estimates risk ‘irreversible ecological loss,’ hunting opponents warn.

If you spot a particular, colorful snake in South Florida or elsewhere, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants you to snap a picture and report it.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are asking for the public’s help finding and photographing a rare snake.The rainbow snake is a<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Polk County leaders said Tuesday they are closer to getting a swim area/vessel exclusion zone approved by the state of ...

There’s a snake the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is calling “the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow,” ...

Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and partners announced the final results and winners of ...

An average adult rainbow snake is 3 feet and 6 inches long, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.