Stories

Harley the hognose snake

By Curtis Manning>

Snake Name – Harley

Type Of Snake-Western Hognose

The most interesting thing about this wonderful species is it’s not like any ordinary snake. The fangs are in the back of the mouth and that’s very unusual.

Harley the Western Hognose Snake is located at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. He is full-grown. He has been at the Alligator Farm for five years now, and he is really friendly.


Loveable turtles

By Jocelyn Silver

Did you know that the G.T. eats grass, greens, fruit, veggies and cactus? They also are the largest species of the tortoise in the world. 15,000 to 16,000 survive in the Galapagos Islands. To get warm, turtles come out of the water and into the sun.


The Blood Python

By Amber Dames

The different Types of animals that are the most interesting are snakes. One that was interesting that I seen in person was the blood python, which I figured out on my incredible trip to The Alligator Farm of Saint Augustine.


Harley the great

By Alphonso McCall

Have you ever touched a Western Hognose before? Well, I have. It felt smooth and slimy. And it felt different from the alligator because the alligator skin felt like big bumps in a road.


Ginormous python snakes

By Leajawana Rollins
At the Alligator Farm we found the Green Tree Python.

Green tree pythons can reach lengths up to 6 feet. The vivid green coloring is speckled with blue, white and yellow stripes. The stripes provide excellent camouflage, which makes it very difficult to detect among leaves and small plants.


Monkeylicious facts

By Kirstyn Wilder The Spider Monkey is one of the cutest and lovable monkeys in the world! There are seven known species of the Spider Monkey. They belong to the class of the New World Monkeys. In the particular class, they are believed to be…


King Cobra

By Toni Marie Foxx

What is the only snake species that make nests? If you guessed the King Cobra… I’m sorry but… You are… CORRECT!! In fact the females build a nest to lay their eggs in. Isn’t that awesome. I mean, I thought only birds did that, but to know that snakes do that too, that’s awesome!


Apple takes on textbooks

By Stevie Schenk | sschenk@flagler.edu
Photo courtesy of Apple

Textbooks have always been a difficult part of classes for me. I’ve paid attention, taken notes, re-read material, but I always find the texts difficult to grasp. I’m not alone. Many students feel textbooks are necessary, but wish they could get more out of them. They don’t see the need for a book when a professor is just going to condense it into notes during class.



Preacher or protester? Tatter brings religious message to Flagler students

A young man in a black shirt with red and orange flames held a sign in his hand as he yelled at a crowd of Flagler College students, “You are all sinners!”

In December 2011 during fall finals, Zachary Tatter, 23, stood outside the Proctor Library and preached to students. Tatter, along with his followers, continue to return to the sidewalks of Flagler College’s campus and around downtown St. Augustine to preach their Christian beliefs.