When I was a child, Squirrel Island was another name for heaven, with the blue sky overhead and the blue sea all around it. From 1878, when I was an infant of six months, until 1905, when I was ...

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A wildlife survey at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina reported detecting 9 Carolina northern flying squirrels, a ...

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Following are questions readers have asked about snakes in and around the house. They sometimes send photos to help with ...

Readers ask about snakes in their homes and gardens. Learn to identify common snakes like ratsnakes and watersnakes.

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We’re driving down the road in Yankee Lake, Ohio, in Marc DeWerth’s blue Honda Odyssey, when suddenly he spots a prize: a ...