Birds of prey, mongooses, foxes, alligators, frogs, and even other snakes eat snakes. Some specialize in catching them, including venomous species. Others simply take a snake when the opportunity comes along. Size matters, too. A small snake at the edge of a pond can become a bullfrog’s dinner, while a larger one needs a predator
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There’s nothing like that first spring salad you’ve been babying for weeks. And there’s nothing like walking out one damp morning to find every leaf lace-worked with holes and shiny trails everywhere. Slugs. They drive me crazy. Yes, they’re an important part of the wider ecosystem, but holy cow, they’re annoying in the garden. As
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I grow plenty of herbs because they’re useful, but I have a particular soft spot for the ones that refuse to stay politely in the herb garden. Pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) is one of those plants. It smells almost ridiculously fruity when you rub the leaves, gets surprisingly large in a single season, and then,
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Brown recluse spiders get into homes through gaps as small as 1/16 of an inch, and once they’re inside, they head straight for dark, undisturbed clutter over almost anywhere else in the house. That combination of tight entry points and quiet, cluttered shelter is what natural repelling actually targets. This isn’t a guide to wiping
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When people talk about “the biggest spider,” they’re usually mixing two different records: the longest leg span and the heaviest body. A few species are genuine monsters on both counts. Others are lighter but stretch an impressive distance from tip to tip. Most of these spiders are shy, nocturnal ambush hunters. They eat insects, frogs,
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In the U.S., there are roughly thirty species of venomous snakes, most of them rattlesnakes. Most people will never have a serious problem with any of them, but some species have a mix of strong venom, long fangs, and big overlap with where humans actually live. Those are the ones it’s worth knowing by name.
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Some nights, when I should be doing something sensible or useful, I end up looking at pictures of blue whales and feeling very, very tiny. We talk a lot about the megafauna that are gone – mammoths, giant sloths, all the Ice Age weirdos – but we’re still sharing the planet with some absolute units
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You spend enough time outside, you’re going to get stung. Maybe it’s while you’re weeding, or moving lumber, or trying to deal with the trash cans in sandals when you should’ve put shoes on. Sometimes it’s a quick burn and some cussing and you’re fine. Sometimes it hits so hard you have to stop what
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