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Protecting Pets AND Wildlife

Protecting Pets AND Wildlife

Betty | February 10, 2024

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…

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Featured, Miscellaneous, Snakes
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Support Snake

Support Snake

Betty | January 9, 2024

“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…

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Featured, Snake Thoughts, Snakes, Uncategorized
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Doggone Fun

Doggone Fun

Betty | November 11, 2023November 12, 2023

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…

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Comparing the Atlas

Comparing the Atlas

Betty | November 1, 2023

“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…

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Volunteering with Desert Tortoises

Volunteering with Desert Tortoises

Betty | September 15, 2023September 16, 2023

“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…

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Featured, Reptiles, Uncategorized
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Caring Visitors

Caring Visitors

Betty | July 6, 2023

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…

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Finally!

Finally!

Betty | May 28, 2023

“I saw three snakes on my hike!” a visitor to White Tank Mountain Regional Park told us. “Gave me the willies!” Education About every other Sunday, Chuck and I take our snakes and skull collection to the Park to interact with visitors and introduce them…

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Featured, Snake Encounters, Snakes
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