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Sloth, snakes, birds and more: Nittany Mall will host a wildlife festival this weekend    Centre Daily Times Nittany Mall will host a wildlife festival in State College, Pa., on March 30-31. The educational and interactive exhibition will feature a sloth, snakes, birds and ...

CCTV footage captures man stealing python by putting it in his pants    The Indian Express In a bizarre incident caught on CCTV in Michigan, USA, a man stole a python from a pet store by smuggling the reptile in his pants. The man had even paid $6 to ...

Climate Change Drove Neanderthals To Cannibalism, New Research Suggests    Gizmodo Australia Neanderthals are famous for having lived through the last major ice age, yet for a period of around 14000 years they had to endure the effects of a naturally ...

County government facing its own stormwater requirements in addition to new fee    Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Luzerne County government must pay a new stormwater fee for its Wyoming Valley area buildings and parking lots in addition to meeting its own separate…

From a gorilla with perfect recall to lizard 'handcuffs,' these Dallas Zoo volunteers have seen it all    Dallas News On top of assisting keepers, talking to guests and caring for animals, some of the Dallas Zoo's long-serving volunteers serve another important...

Albany Pine Bush raises concerns with Guilderland about Pyramid's Rapp Road project    Times Union Imagine that under Rapp Road, there's a secret Frog and Toad Highway, a safe path for amphibians to cross from one parcel of Albany Pine Bush Preserve to ...

Environmental Educator (3 positions)    SustainableBusiness.com Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from the western part of Anson County and the first official governmental action took place in February 1763.

Snakes on the move during warm weather    WTOC It's that time of year again. It's beginning to warm up, meaning more reptiles will be making their way out of their winter hiding spots - especially snakes.

Professor prepares guide to reptiles in South Carolina    SCNow FLORENCE, S.C. — For young Jeff Camper, there was no better time growing up in (then) rural Aurora, Illinois, than those summer days when the big mowers ...

Catherine Bartlett: Friendly springtime reminder to leave snakes alone    Arizona Daily Star Spring has sprung in the Southwest and evidence is everywhere. Gambel's quail are calling, brackets are busted and the first fearful snake pic has been posted ...

Kankakee County Sheriff's Deputies Rescue Snake From Fire    NBC Chicago It's not an uncommon story for police officers or firefighters to race into a burning building to save a person or an animal, but a pair of suburban sheriff's deputies ...

Deputies help rescue pet snake from fire    Kankakee Daily Journal Two Kankakee County sheriff's deputies helped rescue a 6-foot long snake from a smoke-filled mobile home Thursday morning.

Kids, parents, grandparents and reptiles make the scene at Kidz Expo    New Philadelphia Times Reporter NEW PHILADELPHIA The crowd was too thick for 8-year-old Caroline Dickson, of Carrollton, to get the chance to touch a snake Saturday at New Towne Mall in ...

Clean homes, surroundings to keep snakes away    New Straits Times KLANG: Beware of slithery reptiles seeking cool comfort in your homes and in the vicinity, and to keep them at bay, the Civil Defence Force (APM) in Selangor ...

Be careful! Rattlesnakes are out and about | News    Parker Pioneer Arizona is home to many species of wildlife. This means encounters between humans and wildlife are likely to occur, especially on the edges of communities, ...

Meet Lander's other mascot: Hobbes is school's snake-human liaison    Index-Journal Kerry Hansknecht has no children. Well, no human ones, anyway.

Professor prepares guide to reptiles in South Carolina    SCNow FLORENCE, S.C. — For young Jeff Camper, there was no better time growing up in (then) rural Aurora, Illinois, than those summer days when the big mowers ...

Watch: A venomous pit viper and several reptiles were seized from a passenger at Chennai airport    Scroll.in Custom officials also found a critically endangered species of tortoise in the bag of a Chennai student returning from Bangkok.

Man found with venomous snake, other reptiles in luggage    UPI.com Customs officials in India said a traveler arriving from Thailand was found to be smuggling endangered animals, including a venomous horned pit viper.

Leapin' lizards! Reptomania in Gurnee teaches families about reptiles    Chicago Daily Herald Families got to check out creatures that leap, crawl and slither Saturday during Steve Schindler's Reptomania show at the Warren-Newport Public Library in ...

What’s Going On: Corn hole tourney in Norwood, live reptiles in Massena, wine and food showcase in Massena    North Country Now NORWOOD: corn hole tournament and spring jam with music by David Wells of Wells & Gathering, American Legion, 10 Maple St., to raise funds to help pay ...

Police remove 12-foot, 750-pound alligator believed to be at least 100 years old    WSB Atlanta Police in a South Florida city removed a 12-foot alligator weighing approximately 750 pounds from a commerce park Thursday, WPTV reported.

Scientists discover mini frog species in Madagascar    Quartz What's remarkable is the smallest frogs have evolved to become tiny again and again, often several times within a single region.

Gila monster named Utah state reptile    Cache Valley Daily Utah officially has a state reptile: the Gila monster. Gov. Gary Herbert signed HB 144 into law Wednesday, adding the reptile to a long list of State symbols.

Busy weekend of events draws thousands to downtown Manchester    WMUR Manchester From road races to reptiles, there is something for everyone in Manchester this weekend. Events going on through Sunday are drawing thousands to the Queen ...

Mojave Max emerges from burrow, marking beginning of Spring    KTNV Las Vegas Mojave Max, the famous Southern Nevada desert tortoise, officially emerged from his burrow Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 1:28 pm. The earliest he has emerged ...

'Arrested decay': Nevada park features preserved 19th-century town, prehistoric fossils    News3LV Trying to plan the perfect outdoorsy summer vacation? The Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park offers the all of the natural, historical, and scientific sights you could ...

Pet Expo in Luzerne County    WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- We found dogs, reptiles, even a pig that makes paintings at a pet expo at the Kingston Armory on Saturday. The Luzerne County SPCA ...

Woman rescues snake with its head stuck in beer can in Brooksville    FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (FOX 13) - This is one unusual animal rescue! Rosa Fond was driving in Brooksville on Thursday evening when she spotted a snake with its ...

The old dog, the pup, and the rattlesnake    The Apopka Voice The pup had reached the end of the trail. With no idea what he had been following he had come face to face with his quarry.

Sloth, snakes, birds and more: Nittany Mall will host a wildlife festival this weekend    Centre Daily Times Nittany Mall will host a wildlife festival in State College, Pa., on March 30-31. The educational and interactive exhibition will feature a sloth, snakes, birds and ...

Group faults OSU in animal deaths, but university defends its care of animals    Corvallis Gazette Times An Ohio-based animal rights group has filed a second complaint against Oregon State University, claiming the university violated the federal Animal Welfare Act ...

Pet Expo draws large crowd of animal lovers    Wilkes Barre Times-Leader WILKES-BARRE — Holding up an alligator, zookeeper Geordi Hall educated a large group all about the species and reptiles in general before moving onto a ...

The Caymans are more than tax breaks with wildlife, history and rum    Daily Mail The Cayman Islands has not traditionally been high on our list of Caribbean getaways – but it's time to think again. Here is everything you need to know about ...

Look Back: Three killed in Ashley school yard in 1951    Wilkes Barre Times-Leader A crowd gathered outside the Carey Street Memorial School in Ashley where three people were killed on March 14, 1951. (Times Leader, March 15, 1951) -.

Big gator: Florida police remove 12-foot, 750-pound reptile    WOKV JUPITER, Fla. - Police in a South Florida city removed a 12-foot alligator weighing approximately 750 pounds from a commerce park Thursday, WPTV reported.

It’s zoo-logical | Deccan Herald    Deccan Herald My son stared at the crocodiles in fascination. They were snoozing in the sun, three of them, in their small enclosure in the tiny zoo at Horsley Hills. Their teeth ...

Snake Island: Life saving snakes under threat from deforestation    The South African The so-called Snake Island off the coast of Brazil is home to some 4,000 deadly golden lancehead pit vipers whose venom ironically saves human lives but their ...

Rangers free 6 trapped baby elephants in Thailand    10TV A massive gator weighing over 700 pounds and measuring nearly 12 feet long has been caught in south Florida.

Will the Supreme Court Finally End Gerrymandering?    Rolling Stone Last fall, Michigan voters decisively approved Proposal 2, a ballot initiative to empower an independent state commission to shape legislative districts in place of ...

Meet Mini mum, Mini ature, Mini scule: Tiny new frogs from Madagascar    Mongabay.com Researchers have named three previously undescribed, extremely small species of frogs from Madagascar Mini mum, Mini ature, and Mini scule. All of them ...

County government facing its own stormwater requirements in addition to new fee    Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Luzerne County government must pay a new stormwater fee for its Wyoming Valley area buildings and parking lots in addition to meeting its own separate…

Sem Dance Marathon is all about the ‘Miracle children’    Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Students attending the Sem Dance Marathon fundraiser had a chance to have fun in the Wrecking Ball bounce house Saturday at the school's Carpenter Athletic ...

In Search of Generation Z    The New Republic An unscrupulous, money-hungry marketing industry helped define the millennials, often with wildly inept results. And now it's getting to work on the next cohort.

The 25 Craziest Finishers in Mortal Kombat History    IGN Africa Mortal Kombat has always had some ridiculous finishers, but these are on a whole other level.

Prince Charles hails children demanding 'concerted action' on climate change    Telegraph.co.uk Young people have had enough of empty words on the environment and are “crying out for concerted action”, the Prince of Wales has said, as he accepts the ...

Lizards, snakes and tarantulas oh my! Rescued reptiles and other creatures delight children at Palmer Library    Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman PALMER— Jonathan Huntington said her work with the Valley's reptiles is a “labor of love” and she feels like if she doesn't do this, no one else will.

Gila monster named Utah state reptile    Cache Valley Daily Utah officially has a state reptile: the Gila monster. Gov. Gary Herbert signed HB 144 into law Wednesday, adding the reptile to a long list of State symbols.

Did you know Utah has a state reptile?    ABC 4 Utah's state animal is the elk. Utah's state bird is the seagull.

Letter: Methodist Church has two sets of standards    The Columbus Dispatch I read with interest the Science article "Bilateral beauties" in the March 3 Dispatch, which said science is well aware that "split-sex animals are unusual, but not ...

Leapin' lizards! Reptomania in Gurnee teaches families about reptiles    Chicago Daily Herald Families got to check out creatures that leap, crawl and slither Saturday during Steve Schindler's Reptomania show at the Warren-Newport Public Library in ...

Lizards, snakes and tarantulas oh my! Rescued reptiles and other creatures delight children at Palmer Library    Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman PALMER— Jonathan Huntington said her work with the Valley's reptiles is a “labor of love” and she feels like if she doesn't do this, no one else will.

Gila monster named Utah state reptile    Cache Valley Daily Utah officially has a state reptile: the Gila monster. Gov. Gary Herbert signed HB 144 into law Wednesday, adding the reptile to a long list of State symbols.

Texas A&M vet school hosts open house featuring hospital tours, animal interactions    Bryan-College Station Eagle Hundreds visited the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine complex on Saturday for the vet school's open house — which gave attendees the chance to ...

Meet Costa Rica's 'Scuba-diving' lizard    Q Costa Rica News A Costa-Rican lizard species may have evolved scuba-diving qualities allowing it to stay underwater for 16 minutes, according to faculty at Binghamton ...

Prehistoric 'killing field' full of dinosaur fossils 'proves meteorite theory'    Mirror Online A dig in modern-day North Dakota has uncovered a 66-million-year-old 'fossilised graveyard' - including a Triceratops.

Lawsuit against Rosemont Mine cites EPA claims of wildlife harm, which company disputes    Arizona Daily Star The planned Rosemont Mine will have significant impacts on animals and plants in the Santa Rita Mountains and its environs, the U.S. Environmental Protection ...

Herbert signs bills related to Utah Inland Port, domestic violence    KSL.com Gov. Gary Herbert signed 92 bills into law Wednesday, including one that will allow the Utah Inland Port Authority to expand its reach outside of its current ...

Forestry Commission determined to get Mole National Park listed on UNESCO site    3news The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission with funding from the European Union has begun a head count of animals at the Mole National Park in the ...

Slipknot Gave Chris Fehn 'Take It or Leave It' Deal, Says Lawyer    Ultimate Classic Rock A lawyer representing Chris Fehn in his legal dispute with Slipknot said the band had treated the percussionist like a “second-class citizen” and the situation had ...

NJ man survives cobra bite, fined for bedroom full of poisonous snakes    Asbury Park Press VINELAND - A South Jersey man who survived a life-threatening cobra bite and set off a massive search for venom-filled suspects at his home pleaded guilty to ...

Texas A&M vet school hosts open house featuring hospital tours, animal interactions    Bryan-College Station Eagle Hundreds visited the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine complex on Saturday for the vet school's open house — which gave attendees the chance to ...

Catherine Bartlett: Friendly springtime reminder to leave snakes alone    Arizona Daily Star Spring has sprung in the Southwest and evidence is everywhere. Gambel's quail are calling, brackets are busted and the first fearful snake pic has been posted ...

Dire warning after 'guilty looking' snakes found in bird cages    Yahoo7 News A Queensland reptile catcher has urged bird owners to snake-proof their aviaries after a number of people found serpents in their cages, but no sign of their pets.

Texas students find snake wrapped around hawk on outdoor field trip    Lexington Dispatch Which let go first, the hawk or the snake?A group of seventh-graders on a field trip to the Northwest school district's Outdoor Learning Center in Northlake, Texas, ...

WATCH: Kangaroo rats prevail over snakes by ninja tactics    Haaretz Move over, Karate Kid. The kangaroo rat is a tiny little rodent, adorable by most standards, harmless except to vegetables, and utterly defenseless – one would ...

Keep home clean to keep snakes away: Civil Defence Force    The Sun Daily KLANG: Beware of slithery reptiles seeking cool comfort in your homes and in the vicinity, and to keep them at bay, the Civil Defence Force (APM) in S...

Be careful! Rattlesnakes are out and about | News    Parker Pioneer Arizona is home to many species of wildlife. This means encounters between humans and wildlife are likely to occur, especially on the edges of communities, ...

Sem Dance Marathon is all about the ‘Miracle children’    Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Students attending the Sem Dance Marathon fundraiser had a chance to have fun in the Wrecking Ball bounce house Saturday at the school's Carpenter Athletic ...

Pet Expo draws large crowd of animal lovers    Wilkes Barre Times-Leader WILKES-BARRE — Holding up an alligator, zookeeper Geordi Hall educated a large group all about the species and reptiles in general before moving onto a ...

Tom Palmer: Spring has a colorful arrival - News    The Ledger You don't have to look at a calendar to know when spring arrives here.Tall, purple-flowered iris are blooming in shaded marsh edges. Violets cover the ground ...

Why Animals Come Before People - Guest Columnists - Parshah    Chabad.org The book of Leviticus, perhaps more than any other book in the Torah, is about man's *service* to G‑d. The book is packed with mitzvot and lessons, from how to ...

Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour environmental campaign    Space Daily New York's Empire State Building, Egypt's pyramids, London's Big Ben and Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue were among the world's most renowned ...

A menagerie of animals take over Billings at state taxidermy convention    KPVI News 6 Jenny Rider got sick of working inside. She was a graphic designer for 13 years, but decided to look for an alternative career from her desk job that would ...

The deathbed of the dinosaurs: Dig uncovers 66 million-year-old 'fossilized graveyard'    Daily Mail Some sixty-six million years ago, a scene of unimaginable horror played out in a North Dakota floodplain now aptly known as the Hell Creek Formation.

Spring Is A Naturalist's Crunch Time | News, Sports, Jobs    Jamestown Post Journal Starting just about now, the landscape begins to change dramatically from week to week. You walk the same trails, but new things emerge and appear.

Dolphin Politics in Shark Bay is a must-read    SouthCoastToday.com What Jane Goodall is to chimps, New Bedford's Richard Connor is to dolphins.For decades, the UMass Dartmouth professor has been studying dolphin ...

Texas A&M vet school hosts open house featuring hospital tours, animal interactions    Bryan-College Station Eagle Hundreds visited the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine complex on Saturday for the vet school's open house — which gave attendees the chance to ...

Animal Rights Group Files Complaint Against OSU | Oregon News    U.S. News & World Report CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — An Ohio-based animal rights group has filed a complaint against Oregon State University with the U.S. Department of Agriculture over ...

This 26-year-old Mumbaikar rescues and rehabilitates wild animals, birds, and reptiles    YourStory Rescuing over 1000 wild animals every year since its inception, Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare also aims to educate people and dispel myths and ...

Muskegon couple gives wolf dogs refuge at Howling Timbers    Bryan-College Station Eagle MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A continuous chorus of howling echoes through the trees as dozens of wolf dogs sing to each other and passersby, hoping for ...

Why Animals Come Before People - Guest Columnists - Parshah    Chabad.org The book of Leviticus, perhaps more than any other book in the Torah, is about man's *service* to G‑d. The book is packed with mitzvot and lessons, from how to ...

Banning exotic leather in fashion hurts snakes and crocodiles in the long run    The Conversation AU When small regional communities see economic value in animals like snakes and crocodiles, people are motivated to invest in their protection.

A menagerie of animals take over Billings at state taxidermy convention    KPVI News 6 Jenny Rider got sick of working inside. She was a graphic designer for 13 years, but decided to look for an alternative career from her desk job that would ...

Gila monster named Utah state reptile    Cache Valley Daily Utah officially has a state reptile: the Gila monster. Gov. Gary Herbert signed HB 144 into law Wednesday, adding the reptile to a long list of State symbols.

Group faults OSU in animal deaths, but university defends its care of animals    Corvallis Gazette Times An Ohio-based animal rights group has filed a second complaint against Oregon State University, claiming the university violated the federal Animal Welfare Act ...

Impressive Paws offers in-home pet services in The Woodlands    Community Impact Newspaper Impressive Paws, a new in-home pet care and dog training business, announced its opening Feb. 8 in The Woodlands. The company, owned and operated by ...

Kernersville Reptile Zoo brings snakes, croc to class to teach EMT students    WXII12 Winston-Salem A viper, cobra and rattlesnake made their debut at Graham High School.

'Cool initiatives' help animals beat heat | Deccan Herald    Deccan Herald With the tempareture soaring, the staff in Dr Shivaram Karnath Biological Park in Pilikula have gone an extra mile to help the animals beat the heat.

Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour environmental campaign    Space Daily New York's Empire State Building, Egypt's pyramids, London's Big Ben and Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue were among the world's most renowned ...

Letter: Methodist Church has two sets of standards    The Columbus Dispatch I read with interest the Science article "Bilateral beauties" in the March 3 Dispatch, which said science is well aware that "split-sex animals are unusual, but not ...

Impressive Paws dog training and pet care opens in Montgomery County    Community Impact Newspaper Impressive Paws dog training and pet care *service* opened for business Feb. 8, offering in-home packages for dog training and pet care across Montgomery ...

Man found with venomous snake, other reptiles in luggage    UPI.com Customs officials in India said a traveler arriving from Thailand was found to be smuggling endangered animals, including a venomous horned pit viper.

Pet Expo draws large crowd of animal lovers    Wilkes Barre Times-Leader WILKES-BARRE — Holding up an alligator, zookeeper Geordi Hall educated a large group all about the species and reptiles in general before moving onto a ...

Volcanic views    The Hindu This South Korean island literally rises from the sea. The breath-taking landscape is dotted with dormant volcanoes and an extensive lava tube cave system.

We the people are putting thousands of species at risk, by Karin Brulliard    The Keene Sentinel The golden lion tamarin is a small, orange-maned monkey that swings from branch to branch in Brazil's coastal rain forests. It is also endangered.

It’s zoo-logical | Deccan Herald    Deccan Herald My son stared at the crocodiles in fascination. They were snoozing in the sun, three of them, in their small enclosure in the tiny zoo at Horsley Hills. Their teeth ...

Environmental Educator (3 positions)    SustainableBusiness.com Mecklenburg County was formed in 1762 from the western part of Anson County and the first official governmental action took place in February 1763.

Event briefs: March 28    Del Mar Times The City of Del Mar's Arts Advisory Committee is hosting its first art show and reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 29, at the Del Mar Civic Center Town Hall, ...

This 26-year-old Mumbaikar rescues and rehabilitates wild animals, birds, and reptiles    YourStory Rescuing over 1000 wild animals every year since its inception, Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare also aims to educate people and dispel myths and ...

March: crocodile feeding evolution | News    University of Bristol Ancient aquatic crocodiles fed on softer and smaller prey than their modern counterparts and the evolution of skull shape and function allowed them to spread ...

From Gucci to Montblanc, serpent symbolism is charming its way into watches    Telegraph.co.uk If you suffer from ophidiophobia, or the fear of snakes, look away now. Because a recurring motif is slithering across the horological landscape, with a slew of ...

Be careful! Rattlesnakes are out and about | News    Parker Pioneer Arizona is home to many species of wildlife. This means encounters between humans and wildlife are likely to occur, especially on the edges of communities, ...

Mammalian threads    Down To Earth Magazine A treatise on how science came to grasp evolution in mammals.

Snapshot of extinction    Mail Tribune WASHINGTON (AP) — New research released Friday captures a fossilized snapshot of the day nearly 66 million years ago when an asteroid smacked Earth, fire ...

Australian man loses bullying-by-breaking wind court case    wsmh.com MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian appeals court on Friday dismissed a bullying case brought by an engineer who accused his former supervisor of ...

Climate Change Drove Neanderthals to Cannibalism, New Research Suggests    Gizmodo Neanderthals are famous for having lived through the last major ice age, yet for a period of around 14000 years they had to endure the effects of a naturally ...

This Mumbaikar Might Be Only 26 But He Has Already Rescued 10,000+ Animals!    The Better India Interested in rescuing animals in Mumbai? Take some inspiration from 26-year-old Pawan Sharma who has rescued more than 10000 animals in and around ...

Snake Island: Life saving snakes under threat from deforestation    The South African The so-called Snake Island off the coast of Brazil is home to some 4,000 deadly golden lancehead pit vipers whose venom ironically saves human lives but their ...

Prince Charles hails children demanding 'concerted action' on climate change    Telegraph.co.uk Young people have had enough of empty words on the environment and are “crying out for concerted action”, the Prince of Wales has said, as he accepts the ...

The destruction of the environment: An unfolding tragedy for humanity | The    The Manila Times Late last year the World Wide Fund for Nature released their "Living Planet Report for 2018." WWF's estimates were stark: populations of mammals, birds,

2020 Jeep Gladiator drive review: Everything you need to know about the new Jeep pick with pricing, photos and specifications    autoweek.com The Jeep Gladiator pickup is one of those rare vehicular artifacts that, having finally arrived after years of speculation and anticipation, feels like it's always been ...

New RI plate on the 'wild side'    Cranston Herald By JOHN HOWELL As of Saturday, there are a lot more critters on Rhode Island highways. But you needn't fear running them over. The animals native to Rhode ...

Big gator: Florida police remove 12-foot, 750-pound reptile    Atlanta Journal Constitution Police in a South Florida city removed a 12-foot alligator weighing approximately 750 pounds from a...

Snapshot of extinction    Mail Tribune WASHINGTON (AP) — New research released Friday captures a fossilized snapshot of the day nearly 66 million years ago when an asteroid smacked Earth, fire ...

Herbert signs bills related to Utah Inland Port, domestic violence    KSL.com Gov. Gary Herbert signed 92 bills into law Wednesday, including one that will allow the Utah Inland Port Authority to expand its reach outside of its current ...

Snapshot of extinction    Mail Tribune WASHINGTON (AP) — New research released Friday captures a fossilized snapshot of the day nearly 66 million years ago when an asteroid smacked Earth, fire ...