The snake in the Fox News story later proved to have been a Burmese Python, NOT a Boa at all. It's fairly typical for the news media and law enforcement officers to report ANY large constricting snake as "Boa Constrictor", just like any short-haired dog that bites someone automatically becomes a "pit bull" when that is reported. People just automatically associate Boas with constricting, so they assume that if the snake used constriction, it has to be a Boa. That story is a very good example of how innaccurate reports involving snakes can be.

It's an epiphyllum, probably an epiphyllum hybrid (which typically contain other, similar genera, including Disocactus, Pseudorhipsalis and Selenicereus). These are commonly referred to as 'orchid cactus', but they are neither a true cactus nor an orchid :-) They are a semi-tropical succulent related to cactus that produces large, very showy flowers. They do produce an edible fruit (NOT a dragon fruit) but these are scarce on indoor plants. They are epiphytes, meaning they take advantage of other, larger plants - like trees - as a support system, like most tropical orchids do, and do not require soil in their native habitat. For home gardeners, they grow perfectly well in a good quality, fast draining potting mix. Unless you live in a semi-tropical climate or certainly a frost free zone (Z 10 or higher), these are not hardy outdoor. And they are pendant in habit, with those long branching structures cascading over the side of a container to often a significant length. One normally grows them in some sort of hanging basket structure or on a tall plant stand to show off the plant and its long branches to best effect. btw, the flowers form at the tips of these flattened leaves/branches so any pruning should be done cautiously. There are scads of websites on epis and if you do a bit of searching, they will provide all the growing info you need (rather than my repeating it all here!!). I find they are very easy to grow and will reward you with some gorgeous - if short-lived - flowers. I've got one setting flower buds now after being moved back indoors from its summer holiday location. Here's just one example of an epiphyllum website but do not stop with just one!! And be sure to check out any that show photo galleries of the blossoms - they are incredible!!

Love the look of this small (glass?) tile. Anyone know who makes it?

Yes to Eleagnus umbellata. It's an evil invasive. Yes to Cornus/Benthamidia florida. Only Cornus florida and 1 similar Asian species have been moved to Benthamidia. It's obvious that the floral structure of C./B. florida is different from the other Cornus species with clusters of smaller flowers. All those Cornus species are now moved to Swida. Using the synonym Cornus is acceptable, but remembering the reasons for the split makes the entire group easier to understand. The ground covering Cornus canadensis is now Chamaepericlymenum canadensis Lol. I don't think the fern is Dryopteris marginalis. Dryopteris marginalis has lobed pinnules and this fern has pinnules that are entire. You can compare your fern to Osmunda/Claytosmunda claytoniana, Interupted Fern? The photo was taken from above, so I can't view the vertical form, but Interrupted fern grows very upright. If Osmunda claytoniana doesn't fit, I'd recommend more photos showing the side view, and a photo of the underside of the leaf. https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/inter_fern.htm