Famous Reptiles

A national survey earlier this year by Remington Research Group found 80 percent of Americans are opposed to wildlife killing contests. Still, those who conduct the hunts in Pennsylvania say they are following all the rules and, in many cases, using it as a way to raise funds. To some they are beloved community traditions. To others they are cruel animal slaughtering contests. Either way, Pennsylvania's coyote hunts are at once viewed as a major source of fundraising dollars and highly controversial sporting events among animal welfare supporters. These coyote hunts and several dozen similar competitions are drawing to a close for 2022 across Pennsylvania. They have become a tradition in this state, some going back more than 30 years. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.

Lizards, geckos and turtles, oh, my! That trio covers but a few kinds of reptiles – along with a few arachnids, too – that could be found at the first Ohio Reptile & More Expo on Dec. 12 at the Makoy Center, 5462 Center St. in Hilliard. The new event, organized by 2009 Hilliard Darby High School graduate Christopher Brodbeck, will be held on the second Sunday of each month in 2022, beginning Feb. 13, at the Makoy Center. Since the age of 19, Brodbeck, 33, has owned and operated the Reptile Hut, 167 W. High St. in London, just a few blocks away from his residence. A collection of reptiles was a hobby for his father but something Brodbeck parlayed into a business, he said. The Dec. 12 expo was his first go at promoting a reptile show. Some vendors canceled because of the potential danger of transporting certain animals in cold weather, but Brodbeck was pleased with the first effort, he said. Patrons at the expo included Andrea Mance of Grove City and her childre...

Banner image: Computerized tomography (CT) scan of a Mexican spiny-tailed iguana. (Credit: UCM 11735 Ctenosaura pectinata ) The Mexican spiny-tailed iguana is ready for its close up. This iguana ( Ctenosaura pectinata ), which can come in colors from green to gray and orange, lives in scrubby habitats on the western coast of Mexico. And it's a behemoth: The animal has a line of spikey growths that run down its back, and it can reach more than 3-feet in length. Now, thanks to a new project at the CU Museum of Natural History, you can also see what the iguana's insides look like in impressive detail.  Over three years, a team of museum staff and students at CU Boulder will collect high-tech 2D and 3D images of roughly 1,100 species of reptiles and amphibians housed in the museum's collections. Those images will include CT scans of the specimens' internal anatomies—in such detail that you can sometimes make out the food sitting in their stomachs. "It ...

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Ashlyn Brigges, center, looks at "You'd Be Home Now" by Kathleen Glasgow inside the University of Arizona BookStores booth at the Tucson Festival of Books on the UA campus on Sunday. Rebecca Sasnett photos, Arizona Daily Star ...