A baby False Water Cobra, native to South America, is now at a Pinellas County wildlife refuge after UPS found the creature Thursday afternoon in a plain, unmarked box at its Pinellas Park transfer facility. ...more

October 31, 2009

John Agan was doubly unlucky Tuesday - he was bitten by not one but two snakes. ...more

October 28, 2009

John Agan was doubly unlucky today – he got bit by not one but two venomous snakes. ...more

October 27, 2009

One of our most distinguished contributors to the Hernando Today letters to the editor posed a most significant question today, asking, "Why do Elected Officials refuse to listen to us?" ...more

October 24, 2009

Michael McAdams shot and killed his estranged wife and her boyfriend, then buried their bodies in a remote area of western Hernando County, Pasco County Sheriff Bob White announced Friday. ...more

October 24, 2009

It's pretty difficult for a 23-foot, 130-pound python to hide. ...more

February 3, 2009

A 16-year-old girl was mauled by a cougar - but survived - when a neighbor saved her from the animal's cage at a northwest Miami home. ...more

November 16, 2008

6:35 a.m.:It's a half-hour before the polls open, and the line outside of Precinct 701 at the Palmetto Club in Fishhawk Ranch stretches more than a block. ...more

November 4, 2008

It wasn't just the snakes that drew folks to the 42nd annual Rattlesnake Festival. There was plenty of food, games and more. Cowboy Tom's Wild West Show delighted the crowd with stories, trick roping and gun shootouts on Saturday. A western wear contest topped Sunday's activities. ...more

October 22, 2008

Two tall, gray sandhill cranes serve as the greeting committee at the entrance to Lake Dan Preserve, flanked on the west and north by Pinellas and Pasco counties. ...more

October 18, 2008