Notes from the Green Truck

Snakes can be beneficial to humans because they help to control the population of rodents. However, some snakes are venomous, and their bites can cause great pain or even death. The state of New Jersey is home to about 24 different species of snakes, but most of them are non-venomous.
Some of the non-venomous snakes that [...]

Squirrels are omnivores.  They prefer to dine on fruits, berries, nuts, insects and bird eggs, if they can get their claws on them.  They will eat just about anything they can find if food sources are low due to population increases.  It was reported earlier this spring that in some parts of the Eastern United States [...]

A friend of mine told me of how her children found some kittens in the crawl space under their house.  Their Mom told the children to only look and not touch the kitten’s since she was not sure where they came from.  After several days, the Mom decided to take a look at their 2 [...]