Arkansas snake flying home after hitching a 2,000-km ride to Canada in truck tires

© Toronto Wildlife Centre This snake made a long journey from the U.S. to Canada, and now it's heading home, the Toronto Wildlife Centre says. "A young western rat snake that snuck into a shipment of transport truck tires for a long ride to Canada is being flown back home." Read all about this snake's …

Why Do Some Lizards Have Green Blood?

Scientists are trying to figure out how green-blooded lizards might benefit from the unusual pigment. The answer could provide new insights into human illnesses like jaundice and malaria.(Image credit: Courtesy of Christopher C. Austin/LSU) via Why Do Some Lizards Have Green Blood? — News : NPR Full article here.

Pool party for one…gator

An 11-foot-long alligator went for a night-time swim in a family’s pool in Sarasota County, Fla. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s office responded to a late night call Friday from a family in Nokomis, Fla. who needed help getting the animal safely out of their pool. “The 11-foot intruder didn’t gracefully make his way through an… via …