Scroll to the bottom of the page to watch The Lion Country Safari video! Sleep with the sounds of nighttime Africa when you camp at the Lion Country Safari KOA, the first cage-less zoo in the US. Spend your days at the park getting up close and personal with the free range animals or frolicking Read More
With summer steadily approaching, it’s time to start planning your next vacation. So you’ve decided –wisely– to skip the hassle of booking hotels and have rented (or purchased!) an RV for your next vacation. But where should you go? With fifty mainland states full of renowned attractions to choose from, there are obviously many choices. Read More
Spiders in the Sunshine State Have you ever heard of the phrase, “Florida is the Australia of the United States?” Well, I’m here to inform you that it’s not an entirely inaccurate statement. A new species of spider has just been discovered near Miami. It’s called the “Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider.” The Zoo Miami describes Read More
The Blind Cave Salamander is a vulnerable amphibian because it only lives in a handful of Georgia and Florida caves. This salamander that is about 2.3-inches long has no eyes, skinny legs and a pinkish-white body. Its body contains almost no pigment, so it has an iridescent appearance. Where Does the Blind Salamander Live? The Read More
People travel for many reasons. Some make the journey to visit their families; others, to experience new things. For a naturalist, butterflies lure them to different parts of the country. They go in the hopes of finding species that do not live in their own state. Florida is one of the best places for butterfly Read More
One of the most important RV tips is being aware of potential threats in the environment you’ll be camping in. If you’re planning a trip to Florida, you’ll want to keep an eye out for the deadly cane toad. From wild boars to alligators, we hear a lot about dangerous species in Florida. Something you Read More
The same warm climate and beautiful outdoor scenery that brings retirees and visitors to Fla. every year also attract outdoor reptiles like snakes. Whether you’re a full-time Floridian basking in the state’s beauty regularly or visiting for a short spell, keep an eye out for the most venomous snakes that occupy the state. Florida’s Venomous Read More
The Florida Panther is one of the sub-species of cats known as the Mountain Lion, Puma, or Cougar. The cat is the only variety of sub-species that are known to breed in the eastern section of the United States. The pumas were designated as an endangered species in 1967. Since then, state, federal, and wildlife Read More
The Alligator Gar is one of the largest freshwater fish in the United States. In fact, this species outsizes a majority of other fish in the entirety of North America. The Gar is known as a euryhaline organism for its unique ability to thrive in waters with different levels of salinity. These fish can also Read More
The largest freshwater turtle in North America, the Alligator Snapping Turtle is among the largest turtles on the planet. Prehistoric in appearance, the turtle features a spiked beak, hooked jaw and a tail thick with scales, as well as eyes on the sides of its head. It is more commonly referred to as the “dinosaur Read More
