Famous Reptiles

[unable to retrieve full-text content] 30/30 workouts, laser tag league, history lectures: Palm Coast events in January    Palm Coast Observer

[unable to retrieve full-text content] PETA says lawsuit forced SLO pet company to drop false guidance on snake tanks    San Luis Obispo Tribune

Special Report There are approximately 3,000 species of snakes in the world, according to National Geographic. Of these, about 600 are venomous, and 200 of them are a threat to human safety, with bites that can lead to illness and death. The deadliest of these is the inland taipan, native to east-central Australia.  The World Health Organization reports that about 5 million people are bitten by snakes each year. Between 81,000 and 138,000 of those people die. Young people and children are particularly at risk, as are agricultural workers, hunters and fishermen, and others who work outdoors. ( These are the most dangerous jobs in America .)   The London-based safari information site Safaris Africana has compiled a list of the most venomous snakes in the world. The company notes that there are several ways to measure lethality, among them the amount of venom dose needed to kill one person, the numbe...

On Sept. 29, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its intention to remove 23 long-unseen species from the protection of the Endangered Species Act — because they've probably gone extinct, and you can't keep protecting what's already gone. Among the proposed dead: the ivory-billed woodpecker, an iconic lost species often referred to as "the Lord God bird," supposedly based on the words of wonder people once exclaimed upon seeing the magnificent creature flying above them. The news set off a firestorm of media coverage and social-media shares. The similar extinction of a frog from Kenya did not. Nor did that of a lichen from Florida, a dragonfly from the South Atlantic or a fish from Maryland. And that's all too typical of the extinction crisis, which United Nations scientists predict could cost the planet up to a million species this century — most of which will disappear in silence, unnoticed, unremarked upon, even as the web of life that...

Overcrowding at popular tourist sites has become increasingly common around the world. More recently in the United States, stories of packed national parks regularly make headlines. Finding lesser-known destinations that are both beautiful and uncrowded is tough. Fortunately, Two Harbors on California's Catalina Island ticks both boxes. Catalina Island is located about an hour off the coast of Southern California. The largest town on the island, Avalon, is by far the most visited spot on the island, and for good reason. Avalon is full of lovely boutique hotels, good restaurants, a swanky beach club, and plenty of land and water activities. But on the opposite side of the island is Two Harbors, a tiny hamlet with one restaurant, one bar, one store, and no paved roads. While services are limited, the area's rugged beauty is not. The town's name is derived from its position between Isthmus Cove and Catalina Harbor. A 5-minute walk is all it takes to visit both. The history o...

The UK's rich and varied landscapes belong to everyone. Here is our expert guide to the groups who are working to improve diversity and accessibility in the UK This competition is now closed By Megan Shersby Published: January 12, 2022 at 9:44 am There is a rich and diverse natural landscape within the UK that's wonde...

Newts are small semi-aquatic amphibians that look like a cross between a frog and a lizard. Newts possess several interesting characteristics. For example, though they may look cute and harmless, they can be dangerous; toxins secreted through the skin as a defense mechanism could kill a person. Newts also can regrow lost limbs and organs. That ability makes them important subjects in medical studies on regeneration. Also, some newts have flown on space missions. Newts vs. salamanders Newts are members of the Salamandridae family, and there are over 60 species. All newts are salamanders, but not all salamanders are newts. The differences between newts and salamanders are few, according to Caudata Culture, a website for newt and salamander enthusiasts. Generally, with some exceptions, newts spend more of their adult lives in the water than salamanders. Also, there are more distinctive difference between the sexes in newts. The main distinction between salamanders and newts is ...

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[unable to retrieve full-text content] This Day in History: January 10    whnt.com

More plants and animals than ever before are on a global list of threatened species, with the World Wildlife Fund Germany warning that more than 1 million species could go extinct within the next decades. Ever-growing environmental threats are pushing many animals and plants to the brink of extinction — the scale of which hasn't been seen since dinosaurs died out, the German branch of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said on Wednesday. The stark warnings came as WWF Germany released its "Winners and Losers of 2021," an annual list of animals whose existence is now acutely under threat — as well as conservation victories. Facing a mass extinction event 'within the next decades' There are currently 142,500 animal and plant species on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) — 40,000 of which are "threatened with extinction." It is the largest number of species to be included on the Red List since it was establis...

Online Applications Now Available for 2022 Joice Island Wild Pig Hunts January 27, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering wild pig hunting opportunities in March, April and May at the Joice Island Unit of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area in Solano County. The 2022 Joice Island pig hunt drawings will be administered online exclusively. CDFW is accepting applications until 4 p.m. on Feb. 14. The limited-entry, permit-only hunts help control the population of wild pigs on the Joice Island Unit, a 2,150-acre wetland area consisting of thick cattails, tules, brush and standing water. Hunters may only use shotguns with nonlead slugs or archery equipment. Dogs and bicycles are not allowed. Four hunters will be drawn for 13 consecutive weekends for a total of 52 hunters. The maximum hunting party size for this hunt is two hunters. There is no charge to apply. The f...