Slithering 6-ft long visitor found at home near Marana
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Golder Ranch fire crews say with all of the recent rainfall we've had, this unwelcome visitor showed up at a home in the area. It's a reminder to keep your eyes out for snakes!

Calls for caution as snakes, other critters may be on the move following Monday's big storm

It turns out the hard pounding rain the Valley received Monday does more than flood freeways and make the desert bloom. So, Arizona Game and Fish officials issued a warning Tuesday.

Fish being taken to Arizona lake as a way to control other fish's population

In a remote lake in Central Arizona, staff members with the state's Game and Fish department are using an unusual tactic to help control the fish population.

Court halts timber activity in Southwest over threatened owl

A U.S. judge has halted tree-cutting activities across thousands of square miles of the Southwest until federal agencies can get a better handle on how to monitor the population of a threatened owl.

‘I’ve got one!’ Hunting neon scorpions in the Arizona desert

The light-hearted preparatory chat also came with a serious message: Don’t be dumb with scorpions, which move quickly on eight legs and are equipped with pincer claws and curved tails that lash enemies and deposit venom.

Surveillance video shows mountain lion P-61 being chased moments before his death

Mountain lion P-61 made history by becoming the first GPS-collared mountain lion to successfully cross the 405 freeway. But sadly, a few months later on September 7th, P-61 attempted to cross the freeway again and was struck and killed. 

Mountain lion goes inside California house, lies down in bathroom

Officials say a mountain lion wandered inside a California house and was captured in a photo lying on a bathroom floor.

Critter Corner: Rattlesnakes
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Arizona Game and Fish brought in some baby rattlesnakes.

Leave no trace: National park debunks ‘myth’ that tossing banana peels, apple cores is OK

Tossing banana peels, apple cores and other “natural” foods on the ground while in nature can have lasting impacts and sometimes deadly consequences for animals, wildlife officials warned this week.

Rabid bats found along river in Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park officials say two dead bats found along the Colorado River inside the park tested positive for rabies.

Police herd 900 chicks to safety after they were dumped on highway

State and local law enforcement in Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, teamed up to rescue 900 peeps from a state highway early Wednesday morning.