Spotting a snake sliding across the lawn can be unsettling, especially if you have children or pets enjoying the garden.

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I was home, sick, and I had gotten up at about 7 a.m., which is late for me. Feeling somewhat dejected, I was sitting at the ...

Males engage in a two-week-long sex marathon with as many females as they can find. Each frenzied encounter can last up to 14 ...

Love for the outdoors came early and naturally for Gangle, who grew up in the mountain town of Oakridge, Oregon. His father ...

And now for something completely different. It was so surprisingly warm last Friday that our hopes for a white Christmas seemed to be blown to smithereens. I was home sick and I had gotten up at about ...