crime Gentleman attempts to use rattlesnake as weapon David Pescovitz

Weird Two people arrested in stolen car containing rattlesnake, gun, booze, and uranium David Pescovitz

flowers and fun Super bloom creates new California natural disaster: tourism overflow Jason Weisberger

fake news Royal assassins, JFK assassins, and Ronan Farrow character assassination, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

DRONES Drone footage of huge fissure opening behind imminent landslide Rob Beschizza

Venomous creatures Man grabs live rattlesnake at his kid's party and tries to pose with it but it bites him in the face Carla Sinclair

Snake whisperer Incredibly close call with most venomous snake in North America Carla Sinclair

fark Weird stuff on the internet? Thanks Fark Jason Weisberger

Delightful Creatures America's Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake Ted Levin

cameras Watch a rattlesnake strike a GoPro camera David Pescovitz

bong bong Texas Tea Party rep wants legal weed Mark Frauenfelder

Science The limits of animal life on Tatooine Maggie Koerth

animals Zombies vs. animals? The living dead wouldn't stand a chance David Mizejewski