Invasive species can wreak havoc wherever they're found, but Florida has a few that are particularly dangerous. Here are the ...

Driving around the county, I routinely spot invasive exotic plants like Brazilian Pepper (the poster child of invasive exotic plants in Florida), Schefflera, Castor bean, Asparagus densiflorus ...

Florida's unique climate and environment make it highly susceptible to invasive species, which can outcompete native plants, disrupt habitats, and ...

An invasive armored catfish grazes along the limestone bottom of Silver Glen Springs in Ocala National Forest, Florida. The armored catfish came to Florida in the 1950s, the result of the aquarium ...

Species arrived from the American West around 2 million years ago, nurtures Florida’s unique elfin oak forests ...

The swamp eel is one of the latest — and unwelcome — invasive ... from Florida International University in Miami netted several small swamp eels while collecting aquatic plants from an ...

Some Central Florida residents ... Non-native species" and "invasive species" cannot be used interchangeably. The USDA notes non-native species are plants and animals living in areas where they ...

Burmese pythons may be the most destructive foreign animal in Florida Everglades history. The invasive snake was first recorded in the Everglades National Park in 1979 and quickly put a stranglehold ...