Ohio sits just at the start of the Midwest and Plains portion of the United States. It is often said to be the gateway to the ...

WASHINGTON— In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed today to consider granting Endangered Species Act protections to the southern hognose ...

If you want to be able to tell someone you have a venomous snake as a pet, get a hognose snake. They're technically venomous, but it's not nearly potent enough to cause harm to humans. No one has ...

Snakes play critical roles in the environments where they occur, primarily by the position they hold in food webs in natural communities. Many snakes are top level predators; for example, a single rat ...

Discover 10 common snakes in Iowa and learn how to identify them. Stay safe and informed with this handy guide.

comprising five species – milk snake, western hognose snake, corn snake, pilot black snake and bull snake. All five species are not native to China, and the western hognose snake is considered ...

This plump, sparrow-sized bird is the most endangered bird in Iowa. Estimates are that there are only about 6,000 piping ...

Authors should provide at the time of submission a short paragraph explaining why their work justifies urgent publication as a Communication. Ideally, a Full paper in Food & Function should follow ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to gain Endangered Species Act protection for southern hognose snakes in Florida, Georgia and the ...

The importance of food in understanding human culture lies precisely in its infinite variability--variability that is not essential for species survival. For survival needs, people everywhere could ...

September 21, 2024 • A beloved heirloom variety of New Mexico red chile commands high prices because of its scarcity. Finding farmers to continue cultivating it has become a challenge.