A new study suggests that women can detect snakes faster during the premenstrual phase of their menstrual cycles. Leer más.

This weekend the Evans County Wildlife Club hosts the first-ever Claxton Rattlesnake and Wildlife Festival, where snakes will be celebrated instead of collected and killed. The Center for Biological Diversity, Coastal Plains Institute, One More Generation and Protect All Living Species have worked for years to end rattlesnake roundups and are applauding Claxton’s decision to switch to a wildlife festival.  Leer más.

Ladies, at long last there is an upshot to PMS. During this volatile time, women’s ability to detect snakes is temporarily enhanced. That’s what Japanese primatologists are reporting in a study published today in Nature’s Scientific Reports. Leer más.

Maryland’s threatened little bog turtles may be getting some extra help from the state’s farmers, under a new federal conservation initiative. Leer más.

Running across the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover, New Hampshire, around the western edge of Occum Pond, I spot a tiny snapping turtle alongside the road, motionless as if contemplating its future, which would have included trying to cross the road had I not intervened. Leer más.