A GREAT DAY FOR SEA TURTLES!
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources hereby announces that the Fisheries Regulations governing marine turtles have been amended to give full protection to all marine turtles found in Bahamian waters by prohibiting the harvesting, possession, purchase and sale of turtles, their parts [...]
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When people think of prairie rattlesnakes, they generally think of sand, cactus and hot dusty rocks. Here’s an alternate view!
These pictures were taken in southern Alberta, just north of Dinosaur Provincial Park, and yes the park has a healthy rattlesnake population. Whether this big guy was too hot, or just trying to get to the [...]
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I have a real fondness for sea turtles. Gentle, unassuming, charismatic creatures just trying to live their lives as they’ve done for millions of years.
In spite of the size of our oceans, these big reptiles are facing a number of threats to their survival. Pollution, changing ocean temperatures, man-made lights on the beach, disappearance of [...]
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An open-pit coal mine in Colombia has revealed the remains of several giant prehistoric snakes, thought to be the largest ever to have lived.
The constrictors, named Titanoboas, weighed more than 2,500 pounds (1134 kg), measured up to 43 feet long (13 m) from nose to tip and 39 inches (100 cm) around. The largest living [...]
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