Don’t Miss This ‘Astonishingly’ Huge SoCal Kingsnake
“We’re going to need a bigger wildlife crossing,” the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority joked on its Twitter feed. The California Kingsnake isn’t venomous. Instead, it constricts its prey. [Thousand Oaks Acorn]
You don’t have to be out in the wilderness to encounter a venomous snake. Rapid urbanization means that sometimes venomous snakes are making themselves right at home in your backyard. Al J. Venter calls out the most dangerous snakes and explains how to keep yourself safe.
ICYMI: Biologists Hook Three 500-Pound Sturgeon in Idaho’s Snake River
"When it launched itself into the air, we all gasped at its size," DuPont said of the sturgeon on the line. "An hour and 15 minutes later, we boated this monster that measured 10-feet, 1-inch long. Not only was this fish long, it was also fat. It taped 50 inches around its belly!" [KTVB]
This is the very best ‘Florida Man’ story we’ve seen in a while. A Ring security camera captured footage Walter Hickox pushing a black bear off his front porch to protect his dogs. “Not a lot went through my head at the moment, other than what’s going to happen if he gets past me and into the house where the rest of my dogs and my wife was at,” Hickox told WFTV.
Dr. Joe Alton’s Expert Advice for Treating Animal Bites
The Great Outdoors is, well, great, but there’s always a risk of coming face to face with one of its residents. Most of these encounters will be benign but, in some circumstances, you may not be so lucky. Dr. Alton shares 10 things a person bitten by an animal should do.
“Dozens of polar bears have been making themselves at home in abandoned buildings on an Arctic island.” Photographer Dmitry Kokh captured these astonishing photos and posted them to his site. “Nature [is] always sending you something when you least expect it,” he writes.
“The ground can come alive throughout the night (and the day too) with all types of Mother Nature’s critters—from biting and stinging bugs to slithering snakes and larger animals such as raccoons, rats and others,” Michael D’Angona writes. Check out his ingenious shelter options for hovering about Terra Firma.
