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Raining snakes, 1680. A rain of animals is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which flightless animals fall from the sky. Such occurrences have been reported in many countries throughout history, an example being Lluvia de peces, a phenomenon that has occurred many times in Honduras. [1]
There are over 105 species of snakes in Texas, and 15 are venomous. Rattlesnakes tend to seek cool spots to avoid overheating in hot weather. They can be found under shady places like logs, rocks ...
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.
A second straight day of drenching rain flooded the downtown area of Houston, Texas, on Tuesday -- and the flood waters are creating unusual dangers, like a large rat snake that washed up on a ...
There are 105 species of snakes in Texas, 15 are deadly. Here’s what to know.
The Texas indigo snake is listed as a threatened species by the state of Texas. [5] Its primary threat is from habitat loss due to human development. Each snake requires a large home range to forage, and urban sprawl is shrinking its usable habitat. Roads bisect its territory, and many snakes each year are run over by cars.
The fire started five miles (8.0 km) west of the city along Highway 36 and westerly winds of up to 30 mph (48 km/h) spread the flames into town burning a total of 7,665 acres (31 km 2) of land. The fire spared the near-century-old house (now a museum) of Robert E. Howard , author of the Conan the Barbarian books.
Do you have a story idea? Contact Brian Broom at 601-961-7225 or bbroom@gannett.com. This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Here are 4 of the strangest snakes ever found in MS