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In studies in East Texas and western Louisiana, the snakes spent at least 60% of their time below ground, exhibiting only short-range movements of 10–20 ft (3.0–6.1 m). Snakes were most active late morning and midafternoon, and least active at night and early morning.
Prized game birds include quail, turkey, woodcock, and various waterfowl, of which the mottled duck and wood duck are native. There are several endemic plants and animals in Louisiana that are found nowhere else on Earth; an example could be the Louisiana bluestar or the white leucistic alligator. [2]
All of the plants Lewis collected in the first months of the Expedition were cached near the Missouri River to be retrieved on the return journey. The cache was completely destroyed by Missouri flood waters. Other collections were lost in varying ways, and we now have only 237 plants Lewis collected, 226 of which are in the Philadelphia ...
This rare white gray ratsnake, sometimes called a chicken snake, was discovered in Bay St. Louis in 2023. Like the copperhead, gray ratsnakes are among the most commonly encountered snakes in ...
The photographer had captured a rapid-fire sequence of more than 60 images, seven of which showed the huge bird formation. Yet there was one that stood out from the rest.
John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist.His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America. [1]
Nearly 1,000 new species were discovered by scientists in 2023, including hundreds of wasps and a legless lizard. Nearly 1,000 new species were discovered by scientists in 2023, including hundreds ...
Birds can be captured by hand, using mist-nets, cannon-nets, or cage traps. A band that is typically made out of aluminum, or coloured plastic is attached to the leg of the bird. Each band has a unique identification code so that when birds are later recaptured, individuals can be identified. [2]