Two Pasco County residents were recovering at a Tampa hospital Monday after being bitten by rattlesnakes during the weekend. ...more

November 3, 2009

It may have taken 75 minutes to apply his make-up for the first dress rehearsal of Beauty and the Beast at Highlands Little Theatre, but actor Larry McCandless wants the audience to see past the greasepaint. ...more

October 28, 2008

The sound of a snake's rattle usually disperses a crowd. On Saturday at Chinsegut Nature Center, the opposite happened. ...more

October 12, 2008

Jim Epley, who turned 74 last week, watched as his neighbor used a .22-caliber handgun to dispatch the Eastern diamondback. He knew it would take more firepower. He fetched his .44-caliber Magnum. Two shots later, the snake was dead, although it continued to squirm for hours. ...more

January 17, 2008

Consider Tracer a loaded gun. ...more

January 1, 2008

Consider Tracer a loaded gun. ...more

January 1, 2008

Police dogs such as Copper the bloodhound and Rob the German shepherd might look intimidating, but they didn't spook students at Marlowe Elementary in the least. ...more

November 15, 2007