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Is the Chicken Snake a Friend or Foe to Farmers?
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A chicken snake is a type of snake known for raiding chicken coops to eat eggs, birds and small mammals, such as rats and mice. This behavior makes these reptiles both a friend and a foe to farmers.
The Rusty-spotted Cat Is a Teeny-tiny Wild Cat
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This wild cat is known as the 'hummingbird of the cat family' and could almost fit in the palm of your hand, but its diminutive size belies a ferocious personality.
Is there a benefit to crabgrass?
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There is only one benefit to crabgrass, and it has to do with cows. Find out more about the one benefit to crabgrass and why cattle care.
How Spiders Work
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Spiders are some of the most successful carnivores in history. Learn how spiders build webs and attack prey and examine cool spider species like jumping spiders.
Green Anaconda: Meet the Heaviest Snake in the World
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The green anaconda hunts both in water and on dry land, which is even scarier when you realize the snake is capable of eating prey larger than its own body.
How Australia's King Brown Snake Got Its Name
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The king brown snake, also known as the mulga, occupies many regions of Australia and is partial to the most arid regions.
Amphibian Pictures
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Amphibians are a diverse and unique group of animals. In this collection of Amphibian pictures, you'll find toads, frogs, caecilians, newts and more.
The Binturong, aka Bearcat, Is Related to Neither Namesake
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Neither a bear nor a cat, the Southeast Asian bearcat is actually a viverrid (family Viverridae). Its closest relatives are other small carnivorous mammals like civets.
5 Things You Should Know About the 'New' Southern Ocean
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The Southern Ocean has finally been officially recognized, though scientists have known about it for over a century.
What Part of the World Do These Lethal Snakes Live In?
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These lethal snakes are known for causing havoc for the people who encounter them. But, do you know where they are found? Take this quiz and find out!