What is the difference between a frog and a toad? I get asked that once in a while. As is usually the case with me I have to give a long-winded answer. Simply, and from a North American standpoint, the distinction is relatively easy. Toads are terrestrial. The have short limbs and a stout body. […]

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Last weekend I was in Seattle for the first Microcosm event. This event was sponsored by Tree Walkers International. The purpose of the show was to promote education through personal collections of life in glass boxes. Many people keep plants, fish, and amphibians (among many other organisms) in terraria and many of these people are […]

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…stories. Snakes have to be one of the most misunderstood animals. I hope to create a greater understanding and maybe debunk some of the many myths surrounding these creatures. I remember a few years ago I was at my local, and semi-rural, post office and walked in on a discussion about rattlesnakes. One of my […]

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