Tarpon are not only gifted with a Latin name that sounds like a Roman gladiator– Megalops Atlanticus! But they are impressively large fish, reaching 250 pounds or more in the wild. They can live for over a hundred years, and they
Unique Animal Subspecies of the Lower Keys
Lots of people don’t even know that when you see a raccoon or a rat snake in the lower Florida Keys, you are witnessing a rare, unique subspecies. You see, an interesting thing happens when a species of animal finds itself in a
Will I See Alligators in Key West?
Probably not. There’s simply not enough fresh water in Key West, which has no lakes, no rivers, and gets significantly less rainfall than the Upper Keys, Everglades, or Miami. Occasionally, Key West gets American Crocodiles. Croc’s feel more at-home in
Key West’s Creepy, Crawly, Giant Land Crabs!
Key West’s urban landscape hides plenty of wildlife, if you know where to look. Cardisoma guanhumi, also known as the giant crab or the blue land crab, looks creepy but is fairly skittish and mostly vegetarian (occasionally scavenging meat.) Females