Jan 21 2011

Sharks Swimming in Australia’s Flooded Streets

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Current Events,Humans,Marine Life,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Travel,Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 2:00 pm
Flood victims in Australia have a new danger to contend with: sharks swimming down their streets.

Jan 04 2011

Floods Unleash Spiders, Snakes and Crocodiles

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Current Events,Humans,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Marine Life,Rodents,Snakes,Spiders,Travel,Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 8:07 pm
Floods in Australia have unleashed a "plague" of mice, spiders, snakes and crocodiles.

Dec 21 2010

Pucker Up: New Mistletoe Found

Tag: Animals,Birds,Blue Crab,Chameleon,Christmas,Christmas Trees,DNA,Eye,Gardening,Green,Parasites,Plants,Snakes,Trees — Jessica Marshall @ 3:10 pm
A lone mountain in Mozambique holds a unique holiday surprise.

Nov 24 2010

Most Spanish Zoos at Risk of Animals Escaping

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Human Behavior,Humans,Invasive Animal Species,Mammals,Marine Life,Plants,Rodents,Snakes,Wild Birds,Zoos and Aquariums — Jennifer Viegas @ 8:19 pm
Some animals, particularly invasive species, could wreak havoc on the local environment if they escaped.

Nov 23 2010

When Snakes Fly

Tag: Evolution,Snakes — Jennifer Viegas @ 1:00 am
Snakes don't need planes to take off.

Nov 03 2010

Boa Constrictor Mom Gives ‘Virgin Birth’

Tag: Boa Constrictor,DNA,Father,Mother,Reptiles,Sex and Reproduction,Snakes — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 am
The baby boas, all of which have no father, are half-clones, replicas of only half of their mother's genetic code.

Nov 01 2010

Big Parks, Little Value

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Fish,Human Behavior,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Plants,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wildlife Conservation — Tim Wall @ 3:25 pm
Big parks may look good on a map, but they often do little to preserve nature's rich diversity of trees, birds, mammals, and other creatures.

Jul 01 2010

Cleopatra Killed by Drug Cocktail?

Tag: Ancient Egypt,Death and Dying,Poison,Snakes,Suicide — Rossella Lorenzi @ 12:07 pm
Legends allege that the last queen of Egypt died from a snakebite. But a new study could rewrite history.

Jun 09 2010

Snake Populations Mysteriously Plummet

Tag: Amphibians,Animals,Climate Change,Snakes — Jessica Marshall @ 3:09 pm
Scientists can't explain why 11 of 17 populations of snakes worldwide have dropped sharply over the past decade.

May 03 2010

Presenting..The Northern Red-Bellied Snake

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animals,Snakes,Video,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 4:18 pm
Naturalist Mark Fraser introduces us to the Northern red-bellied snake.
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