Betty 
What does it take to overcome a fear of snakes? When Jason Booth began volunteering at an Arizona county park several years ago, he could barely tolerate looking at the snakes on exhibit or the snakes others held. “I grew up in the Midwest,” says Jason, “and I have memories of wiggling piles of gartersnakes …
“Please be careful!” the alert on my phone read, sent through Ring doorbell to our neighborhood from someone living in the area. “HUGE rattlesnake spotted. Was out with my dogs and they were barking by our trash cans. My husband had to kill the snake before it got to our babies.” My Response Needless to …
The little boy, maybe 5 years old, squatted by the side of a nearby stream. Carefully, he chose a twig and gently placed it in the flowing water. Then he watched as it floated away and disappeared from view. “We like to get him out of the house and away from his phone and electronic …
We have worked several adoption events for Arizona Game & Fish. Most animals up for adoption at these events are dogs. Other animals include cats, rats, occasional rabbits, and perhaps others we have yet to spot. But even though our booth is the only one with tortoises up for adoption, we have yet to be …
We received an update from Briauna after she suffered a snake bite at White Tank Mountain Regional Park a week ago and was hospitalized for several days. Please note her husband’s sense of humor with the t-shirt he gave her as she was released from the hospital! Here’s what Briauna said: “I was discharged late …
“Can someone help me, please!” a woman shouted across the parking lot as we left the Nature Center at White Tank Mountain Regional Park and headed for our car. We could see that she was crying and stressed, as she pointed to her van with its open door and a young child sitting in her …
“Can you come over and release a snake from the sticky trap in my garage?” a friend of Chuck’s asked when Chuck answered his phone. “The trap is to catch scorpions, not snakes!” Inhumane But glue traps do not discriminate. According to the Humane Society of the United States, “Glue boards (also known as glue …