A hungry bird has been pictured taking on a venomous snake in Texas. Posting on the Facebook group Texas Snake Identification, Waller resident Bonnie Blink said the bird was her "resident roadrunner." ...
Some bird species have evolved the ability to hunt and consume snakes, including venomous ones. High speed reflexes, precise strikes, and controlled handling allow these birds to avoid lethal bites.
An Arizona woman spotted a snake eating dove eggs just above her head while she sat outside with a morning coffee. The coachwhip snake was spotted by Petra Poole in central Arizona, who captured ...
Quick Take Brown tree snakes are invasive in Guam, depressing populations of native wildlife by eating lizards, birds, and ...
Q: My husband was excited when he witnessed a robin building a nest by recycling a shed skin from a snake that lives at the foundation of our house in Clarksville, Tennessee. We're not sure exactly ...
The bird and carpet python were 'literally touching noses' when a professional arrived to remove the snake, per Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers A professional snake catcher intercepted a close call, ...
Researchers had previously blamed Guam’s devastating brown tree snake invasion on the snake’s uniquely toxic venom. This venom, irditoxin, is actually present in all snakes within the cat-eye family, ...
Snake-hunting Secretary Birds use the force of five times their body weight to stamp on and kill their prey. Researchers have discovered that Secretary Birds can kick with 195 Newtons, which is ...
Source: Francis C. Franklin, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license. In what’s referred to as Batesian mimicry, harmless species can protect themselves from predators by ...