Joey Manna travels to a Gainesville-area state park to photograph Florida’s gopher tortoise and meets Katherine Saylor of ...

As the Florida sun lingers longer and temperatures climb, a majestic—and often misunderstood—neighbor is waking up. The ...

Ground squirrels and prairie dogs are key parts of the local ecosystem—they feed predators like hawks, owls, and foxes, and ...

A snake that looks similar to and sounds like a rattlesnake but isn't a rattlesnake? Meet the gopher snake, the biggest snake found in Arizona.

North America has about 40 species of gophers or “pocket gophers,” which are small, burrowing rodents that spend most of their time underground feasting on plant roots. These animals have a wide ...

The image of snakes is often connected with underground burrows, secret passages, and holes in forests, fields, and pastures.

A CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. NOW WITH A GOPHER TORTOISE FOUND COVERED IN STRAY INSULATION. IT’S NOW BACK IN THE WILD AFTER A FULL RECOVERY. WESH TWO VOLUSIA COUNTY REPORTER PAMELA COMME ...

Their chubby cheeks, curious nature and playful behavior are endearing to many, but to farmers they're destructive pests. Gophers, also known as Richardson's ground squirrels, cost farmers thousands ...