A calm walk at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary can flip into pure Florida adrenaline without warning. One moment feels like a postcard. The next moment feels like nature tapping you on the shoulder to remind you who truly runs this place. You are out on the boardwalk soaking in the sounds of the swamp, the warmth of the air, the stillness of the trees, and then you look up and see a Florida panther moving straight toward you with the quiet confidence of something that knows it belongs here. There is n

Corkscrew member and homeschool teacher Charity Blosser shared this video of an American alligator foraging in the Lettuce Lake from a recent visit. | Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary