Guam has 40 times more spiders than neighbouring islands – and a population of invasive snakes so voracious, they have emptied the forests of every bird.
The snake caused the extinction of most of the island’s native breeding birds. Guam’s forests fell silent as 10 of the island's 12 forest-dwelling bird species vanished from the wild.
However, in Guam, they've decimated the island's bird species, including many of ... on Guam by developing new ways to capture or kill the snakes, including traps and toxic bait.
An curved arrow pointing right. The secretary bird is native to Sub-Saharan Africa, stands over 4' tall, and has powerful kicks to take out snakes and other small animals. Produced by Matt Stuart.
The present work is absolutely representative of Chico's artistic production. In this fantastical representation of a snake hunting a tropical bird, we find all elements Chico's unique style and ...
Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S. Jenna Palmisano, a biologist at the University of Central Florida, holds a ...
During my research for a feature piece on snake-killing contests for Yale Environment 360, I was distressed to learn and report about the killing contest for all snakes, venomous and otherwise ...