

PRESS RELEASE: Spring Brings Increased Chance of Snake Encounters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2019 This article is being provided to you to use free of charge courtesy of The Rattlesnake Conservancy....


Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is breast cancer awareness month, and cancer treatment is an emerging area in venom research! Did you know that contortrostatin,...


Venom saves lives... Wait, what?
Snakes have long been perceived as the cryptic enemy, waiting to pounce on any foreseeable threat, and “chase” those who enter their...


Visiting Jekyll Island Authority Conservation Department
Recently, staff from the EDCF were invited to visit the Jekyll Island Authority's Conservation Department! to see the conservation and...


Notes from the Field
Deep in the sandhills of the Brooksville ridge, the summer rains are finally beginning to fall at the The Rattlesnake Conservancy after a...


Keeping up with Kisses!
It was a cool and foggy Saturday morning this weekend in the central Florida Sandhills, the perfect day to take Kisses to the woods to...


Social media - the greatest advocate or enemy of conservationists?
Too often, we see photos of snakes that have been decapitated on our Facebook, Twitter, or other social media accounts. Even at outreach...