Maps and more from Linville Gorge
VIDEO: A grumpy rattlesnake … A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) was sunning on a rock, stalking the birds feeding on a nearby blueberry bush. It rattled its tail and retreated into a crack when we approached. Note the cloudy … Continued
Doubly poisonous flowers and a chestnut look-alike …
A scary dobsonfly …
Carolina bugbane, or false bugbane, or tassel-rue, ….
VIDEO: Tiny fungi, unidentified flower, and a foraging ant … Day in an ant’s life. (Video: Jon)