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snakes
Florida’s War With Invasive Pythons Has a New Twist
That has created a problem. Around 2010, soon after meeting this big, new predator that could outcompete and eat them, South Florida’s mammal populations collapsed. Large and medium-size mammals have been scarce for almost a decade,…
‘Indiana Jones’ Character’s Hatred For Snakes Inspires Name For New Species Found In
An “Indiana Jones” character’s well-known connection to snakes and his utter hatred for them has inspired researchers to name a new snake found in the Andes mountains after the actor who plays him, Harrison Ford.The new species of snake…
Wine News of the Weird
Sometimes wine news can be as kooky as a Kardashian!
Wine news can be pretty weird
Collage: LBortolot
Few people get too hepped up over wine news, but every once in while there’s the story that goes viral…
Snakes on a plane, bad — in the medicine cabinet, good!
Research has shown venom from an Asian cobra species has strong analgesic properties. Snakes mostly invoke fear, but we should also appreciate the gifts they offer, writes Peter Mirtschin.
TO SOME PEOPLE, snakes are animals they can't…