A lizard and snake safari 15 minutes from my city home

I had come here on an excursion with Bangkok Herping, a new walking-tour outfit that swaps the Thai capital city’s predictable after-dark activities for an expert-guided deep dive into a side of the ...

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

For months, he and his team had watched the snake using a transmitter and a trail camera. “I’m just kind of following this ...

National Parks Out West Get All the Hype, but I Prefer Our Eastern Ones. Here’s Why.

Sure, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon are impressive, but our national parks columnist argues national parks in the East rival ...
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Local hero series: The man Udupi calls when a cobra turns up in the kitchen

Udupi: On the afternoon of September 14, somewhere between one beat of the drum and the next, Akshay N Shet's phone rang. He ...

She chases pythons, tegus for science in Florida's at-risk Everglades

An insider's look at Florida’s war on invaders: the giant snakes, egg-eating predators and parasites spreading through the ...