A Pet Snake Survived a Spin in a Washing Machine and Came out Smelling like Downy — TIME

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCEPetVet%2Fposts%2F2312102288849658&width=500 (EVANSTON, Ill.) — An escaped pet snake that apparently slithered into a suburban Chicago family’s washing machine ended up smelling like fabric softener after going through the wash. Sanela Kamencic tells WMAQ-TV she was “totally creeped out” when the snake turned up Wednesday in the washing machine in Evanston. Police Officer Pedro Carrasco and Animal… …

Chip And Dale! — Through Open Lens

F/8.0, 1/250, ISO 320. Eastern chipmunks What did the lawyer name his daughter? Sue. Interesting Fact: It can climb trees well, but constructs underground nests with extensive tunnel systems, often with several entrances. To hide the construction of its burrow, the eastern chipmunk carries soil to a different location in its cheek pouches. It also …

Mike Lee, Mitt Romney Push To Cull Federally Protected Wild Horses — Straight from the Horse’s Heart

by Tim Pearce as published on the DaileyCaller.com “LET THE PROPAGANDA BEGIN!!!” GOP Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney, both of Utah, want to strike a regulation barring federal rangeland officials from killing wild horses and burros. Lee and Romney co-signed a letter to the top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Subcommittee on Interior, […] …

Interrupting Breakfast — My Wild Australia

This pademelon was so engrossed in having breakfast the other morning that I was able to get up nice and close and get a decent photo before he/she noticed me and hopped away. I often see these lovely animals on my walks at the local wetlands in the early morning or late evening. A few […] …

Watching Devils At Tasmania Zoo — My Wild Australia

https://www.youtube.com/embed/KaPPbEtkPJQ?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent About a 25 minute scenic drive out of Launceston in Tasmania you will find Tasmania Zoo. The day I visited, it was a very cold winter’s morning, and most of the animals seemed to be hidden away sleeping and waiting out the cold. But there was plenty of action and entertainment from the six …

6 Months After Paradise Burned, Trauma Endures For Kids And Adults — News : NPR

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.(Image credit: Michelle Wiley/KQED) via 6 Months After Paradise Burned, Trauma Endures For Kids And Adults — News : NPR

Where Camels Become Beauty Queens: Inside Mongolia’s Biggest Camel Festival — News : NPR

Two-humped Bactrian camels were domesticated thousands of years ago to carry goods and people across Asia. Every year, herders come to one Gobi Desert town to celebrate these gentle giants.(Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR) via Where Camels Become Beauty Queens: Inside Mongolia's Biggest Camel Festival — News : NPR