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“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 …
When we spotted two bobcats lounging in the courtyard in front of our townhome, we were excited! Chuck took pictures and posted them on Facebook. Most comments we received are what we would expect from our friends: “Beautiful cats!” “Pretty kitty” “Another good reason to keep domestic cats indoors” and “I would love to see …
“Buzz used to run over any snake he saw on the road,” Shirley Gladstone remarked about her husband, Buzz. “Then he would back up and run over it again to be sure it was really dead. He thought snakes were bad and he was doing a good thing.” Volunteers Shirley and Buzz are full-time RVers …
Volunteering for Arizona Game & Fish Department has proved very rewarding and exciting for us. However, the other day we discovered that there is an element of risk to it. Adoption When we were asked if we would “man” the Tortoise Adoption Program booth at an animal adoption event, we gladly said “Yes!” As it …
“We have seven vertebrae in our necks,” I would tell my grade school tours when I was a docent leading them around the Denver Zoo years ago. I even showed them a replica of the first vertebra in a human neck, much the size of an onion ring. How Many in a Giraffe? As we …
“There are quite a few rattlesnakes in the area, so please stay in your vehicle and text me when you arrive.” This message from Tegan Wolf, Desert Tortoise Adoption Program Coordinator for Arizona Game and Fish Department, was likely meant as a warning. But, for us, it was an enticement. We were meeting with Tegan …
Driving home through White Tank Mountain Regional Park after engaging visitors with our snakes and skulls recently, Chuck braked when the car in front of us suddenly served to the right, barely missing a large gopher snake stretched in a serpentine shape across the middle of the road. Approaching the Snake The car drove on, …