African redhead agamas are hard to miss. The male lizards have bright orange heads, dark blue bodies, multicolored tails and can grow up to a foot long. Females aren’t quite as colorful, though they do have some bright spots and share the same stunning stature. Which home lizards are poisonous?Read More →
If you surprise a Northern pine snake, it may hiss loudly and vibrate its tail at you, but will otherwise do you no harm. How big can Pine snakes get? The northern pine snake is an efficient digger and spends a significant amount of time in underground burrows. These snakesRead More →
What Parts of the Tulip are Edible? The petals and the bulb of a tulip are both edible. It is not advisable to eat the stem and leaves of the tulip. Care should be taken when harvesting tulips for food, as they should not be treated with chemicals or pesticides.Read More →
Ladybugs and green lacewings are the most common natural predators that you can purchase. Common wasps are also vigorous predators of tomato hornworms. Tomato caterpillars are also prey to braconid wasps. Can you touch tomato hornworm? Scary-looking tomato hornworms may wriggle desperately when touched, but their “horns” pose no threat.Read More →
botanical name is Impatiens capensis). The tiny propelled pellets taste like walnuts if you can gather enough to taste. They’re the only raw-edible part of the plant. How do you harvest jewelweed seeds? To harvest jewelweed seeds, simply explode the pods into a plastic bag, and then separate the eatablesRead More →
Vegetables like Fava beans (left) and Snap Peas (middle), though contain vegetable proteins, are still more protein than most tortoises need and should be a minimal to non-existant part of a tortoises diet. What greens can tortoises not eat? You should AVOID feeding your African tortoise the following foods regularlyRead More →
Viernum said that the rhyme is “fairly accurate for snakes in the U.S. but it fails with the Old World coral snakes and many New World species found in Central and South America.” In other parts of the world, coral snakes may have red bands touching black bands, have pinkRead More →
Lizard Envenomation Treatment & Management Cardiovascular Agents. Corticosteroids. Antihistamines. Local anesthetics. Analgesics. Show All. Do lizards bite you? Like any pest, a lizard will bite as a means of self-defense when it feels threatened. Most bites occur when people try to catch the reptiles in their hands to remove themRead More →
Edible, but caution is advised because of possible confusion with poisonous Amanitas. Some allergic reactions have also been reported. Traditionally known as Leucoagaricus naucinus, most mycologists now regard this name as a synonym of Leucoagaricus leucothites, which has nomenclatural priority. Is lepiota poisonous? Toxicity. Several species contain amatoxins and areRead More →
The leaves are dark green and waxy, and have wavy edges. The berries and leaves may be poisonous to pets, humans, and livestock. If you discover coral ardisia in your landscape, removing it will help prevent its spread. Are all rhododendrons poisonous to dogs? All parts of the rhododendron plantRead More →