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Snake that hunts with fake spider on its tail shocks scientists
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (644+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 10:00 AM EDT True to its name, Iran’s spider-tailed horned viper (Pseudocerastes urarachnoides) has a rather novel strategy. It uses a tail that looks like a spider to lure birds trying to eat the decoy spider. When the time…...
Raccoon rescued after sticking its head in a Cape Cod drain grate
1+ week, 6+ day ago (370+ words) Published Aug 31, 2026 12:11 PM EDT Animals sometimes get stuck in the strangest (and most terrible) of places. From a peanut butter jar to a car’s front grill, wildlife experts have certainly seen it all. But when Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable,…...
Biologists discover why snake embryos always coil to the right
1+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Published Aug 31, 2026 11:00 AM EDT “There is a touch of mystery to spirals,” explained University of British Columbia zoologist Alexandra Weber. “We are only beginning to understand how these shapes are produced in animals, such as our looping intestine, snail shells,…...
Baby raccoon wrestling shenanigans caught on wildlife center camera
3+ week, 2+ day ago (127+ words) Published Aug 21, 2026 11:14 AM EDT For those of you wondering if more intimate nighttime activities are also taking place, Patel explains that raccoons don’t become sexually mature until they’re around 10 months old. By then,they will be returned to the wild....
Desert tarantulas prepare for sex and death at Zion National Park
3+ week, 5+ day ago (187+ words) Published Aug 18, 2026 2:00 PM EDT Their usually solitary schedule only begins to change as the summer months shift to fall. Beginning around late-July, male desert tarantulas will brave both the brutal daytime heat and its watchful predators like foxes and roadrunners…...