Automatic Web Traffic Generator

Snake catcher bitten while responding to terrifying callout

A snake catcher in Queensland has been bitten while responding to a terrifying call-out. Tony Harrison was called to a home in Bilinga on the Gold Coast on Wednesday about 8pm. The owner of the home h... read more

Snake Handler Thea Litschka-Koen Answers Your Questions

Submit your questions here for snake handler Thea Litschka-Koen ... in her efforts, Thea began responding to emergency calls from locals, removing and rescuing snakes they found. Each call-out is a da... read more

Dear Playboy: Deepak Chopra is wrong

Dr. Philip Plait Astronomer, author of “Bad Astronomy”, creator of the Bad Astronomy Blog Too bad they couldn’t print that whole thing, but happily I can here. I hope that clears up my stance on Chopr... read more

Three reasons Romney LOST tonight's debate

Yesterday I attended a "house party" at Mimi Kennedy 's in the San Fernando Valley in Greater Los Angeles not to far from where I live. I've been to her house before, she is a progressive activist ... read more

Intel Vets Challenge ‘Russia Hack’ Evidence

The CIA’s reaction was neuralgic. Director Mike Pompeo lashed out two weeks later, calling Assange and his associates “demons,” and insisting; “It’s time to call out WikiLeaks for what it really is, a ... read more

Even Bill Clinton Thinks Obamacare Is a “Crazy System” That “Doesn’t Make Sense”

(You might say he feels the pain of Obamacare.) He's not lamely touting the law's virtues and successes while pretending that its problems don't exist, or trying to downplay them. He's digging into th... read more

Biden Acknowledges Palin's 'Great Night'

"I was impressed with her," Biden said on "Good Morning America," as part of a series of interviews he did to respond to the Alaska governor's speech. "I was also impressed with what I didn't hear. I ... read more

Elderly woman's deadly find in bathroom of Queensland home

Snake catcher bitten while responding to terrifying callout Vet’s warning after evening dog walk takes sinister turn ‘I’d have to move house’: Homeowner’s frightening discovery in sewing room Ms Wilki... read more

POSTGAME NOTES: Morse joins Pagan on sidelines; Pence ruins a dinner; Panik enjoys first night

More impressive than the walk might have been the reaction to the liner to short. No nerves there. Panik couldn’t see the umpire call “out” so he just made sure to get back to the bag. He didn’t score ... read more

Congrats to new AGU Board member Chris Mooney!

My congratulations to my Hive overmind Discover Magazine co-blogger Chris Mooney for being appointed to the Board of the American Geophysical Union, a premier society of scientists and engineers! They ... read more

Snake season strikes fear in Aussie homes

SOUNDBITE 2 Rob Ambrose (man), snake catcher, (English, 9 sec): "They’re much more active in spring because they maintain higher body temperatures and they forage for food and a mate." But while the v... read more