• Why anti-venom isn’t readily available in Nigerian hospitalsBy Cosmas OmegohA medical expert, Dr Douglas Nkemdilim, has provided useful tips to help the citizens stay safe amid fear that snakes are ...
Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ...
Copperheads brumate in winter, seeking insulated sites like stump holes and hollows. Brumation slows metabolism and mobility; snakes resume activity during warm spells. Avoid probing leaf litter, ...
As autumn descends and temperatures drop, North America’s amphibians and reptiles, also known as herpetofauna, scramble to make their final moves. Unlike warm-blooded animals, these creatures don’t ...
A reader asks Dear Abby on how she and her husband should ask their son about his future -- and potentially moving out of their house. motortion - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: Our 20-year-old son works ...
Geoffrey Heard works for The University of Queensland on the Threatened Species Index project, a key part of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). TERN is funded by the Australian ...
One bright day in April 2023, Hannah Maddox drove 13 hours from Knoxville, Tennessee, to a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research station in the Everglades National Park, near the southern bump of ...
Snakes don't just slither. They strike, glide, and even fly. You know that scene in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone where Harry accidentally frees a boa constrictor from the zoo? The snake ...
Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The sound of your shuffling footfalls fills the quiet. Suddenly, you stop.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - This morning in Florida a peculiar phenomenon occurred when the recent cold snap of arctic air plummeted temperatures into the 30s and 40s. Iguanas fell from trees. The ...
Reptiles have a unique way of excreting waste, often in the form of solid crystals rather than the liquid urine most animals produce. This intriguing process, which involves the production of urate ...
We bought a 100-year-old house about 2 1/2 years ago, and while it had good bones it suffered from benign neglect. I’m struggling with guilt and shame regarding the amount of money we have spent since ...