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March 12, 2010
Dogs attack riders, kill one horse
Bizarre Florida is loaded with darkly funny stories. This one isn’t, though it certainly is bizarre.
A pit bull and a boxer attacked two horses and riders in a residential area of Golden Gate Estates in Naples, naplesnews.com reports. A 15-year-old girl was thrown from one horse, but she and the rider of the other horse escaped. Then the dogs ran down and killed the riderless horse.
MARCO ISLAND — Landscapers came across a slithery surprise on Marco Island today as they discovered a 9-foot python sneaking out from underneath a home's lanai.
City Environmental Specialist Nancy Richie said Gary Grisko, owner of Sand Castle Landscaping, immediately called her, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Marco Island Police Department as his two employees stood guard over the snake.
"The snake was just laying in the grass,... [Read More]
No longer found in 90 percent of its previously occupied habitat, the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog is further threatened by cumulative impacts of a changing climate, introduced non-native trout and site fidelity habits, hampering the breeding success of this imperiled frog. New research underscores the need to incorporate the site fidelity habits of this frog when designing restoration strategies for its continued existence.
Amphibians may be a love 'em and leave 'em class, but one frog species defies the norm, scientists have found. Biologists have discovered in Peru the first confirmed species of monogamous amphibian, Ranitomeya imitator, better known as the mimic poison frog -- a finding that provides groundbreaking insight into the ecological factors that influence mating behavior.
TALLAHASSEE — As a bill banning the sale and trade of Burmese pythons and other invasive reptiles came up for a vote at a House committee hearing Wednesday, sponsor Rep. Trudi Williams made a mockingly stern request: "No hissing, members."
The week before, when the bill was presented to a different House committee, members noted their approval with a tongue-in-cheek: "Yessss."
