US soldiers share rugged Afghan outpost with some of world’s deadliest creatures

US soldiers stalk Afghanistan’s deadly wildlife

GHUNDY GHAR, Afghanistan – As night falls on this small hilltop base in the heart of Taliban country in southern Afghanistan, U.S. Army soldiers break out their knives and flashlights and go hunting for some of the country’s deadliest inhabitants: snakes and scorpions.
Tracking down the “creepy crawlies” that lurk in …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : US soldiers share rugged Afghan outpost with some of world’s deadliest creatures.

Frontier Airlines to let small pets travel in the cabin _ for a $75 fee

Frontier Airlines to let small pets travel for $75

DENVER – Frontier Airlines says it will let customers carry small pets on board, but it will cost more than some of the fares that Frontier charges its two-legged passengers.
The airline said Wednesday it would let passengers bring along their small dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Take your dog as you fly but no snakes please, says Frontier Airlines

DENVER – Frontier Airlines, the No. 2 airline at Denver International Airport, is allowing its passengers to carry pets into planes for a fee with the exception of snakes.

Pets allowed on board include small dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and small household birds.

Insects, spiders, amphibians and snakes are strictly not allowed.

Pets weighing more than …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Alligators, anacondas, and a chicken: Hundreds of reptiles, rodents and a bird rescued in Wis.

Alligators, snakes, rodents rescued in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee police were called to investigate an alleged sexual assault and stepped into a crime scene crawling – in some cases literally – with hundreds of reptiles including alligators and snakes.
Police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz says the reptiles and rodents were found in a home and inside a …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Alligators, anacondas, and a chicken: Hundreds of reptiles, rodents and a bird rescued in Wis..