Nine different species of exotic giant snakes, released into the wild by irresponsible pet owners, could pose a major threat to U.S. wildlife, according to a new report published today […] full story
Tag: Wild Life
Cockroaches Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Steer
Just as birds guide their migratory journeys by sensing Earth’s magnetic field, so do cockroaches use geomagnetic detection as they scurry across your kitchen floor. To reveal the mechanisms of […] full story
Killer dogs mystify Lexington, maybe…
The mauling deaths of a retired UGA professor and his wife, a longtime librarian at the university, are almost as mysterious as they are tragic. The two were attacked by […] full story
17-foot, 207-pound python caught in Florida
A 17-foot-2-inch Burmese python was caught and destroyed on private property in Okeechobee County Thursday afternoon. The male snake weighed 207 pounds, and measured 26 inches in diameter. Its stomach […] full story
Mysteriously High Tides on East Coast Perplex Scientists
From Maine to Florida, the Atlantic seaboard has experienced higher tides than expected this summer. At their peak in mid-June, the tides at some locations outstripped predictions by two feet. […] full story
A python eating a wallaroo
An Olive python attempts to drag its dinner – a wallaroo – up a sheer gorge in Kimberly, Western Australia An Olive python is a non-venomous python species found in […] full story
Crows Again!
A crow hitches a ride on a vulture in Soria, Spain Source: Telegraph
Terrified kitten stuck 70ft up a tree saved from angry crows
It is a reversal of the natural pecking order. Normally, cats harass birds or catch them or even kill them. But not here and not with Holly who grabs on […] full story
Before cooking Chinese Restaurant kill chicken with snakes bittes
A restaurant in China today defended a controversial practice of killing chickens with snake bites, saying the resulting dish was healthy and kept the customers flooding in. The reaction came […] full story
Carpet snake caught swallowing possum
A loud thump on the roof and then a squishy fall to the ground below was the only indication that disaster was looming. Natalie Calleja said she felt for the […] full story