Vertical Voyages takes students upward to sleep in the trees at John Burroughs School. This story first appeared in the Outdoors newsletter. Click here to learn more and sign up. Sometimes, Jon ...

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You’re enjoying the evening breeze in your California backyard when you notice something dark and scaly slithering up a tree branch, Startled, you take a second look — and catch a glimpse of an ...

Many of us are lucky enough to live where wildlife comes through our yards, and we get to experience nature firsthand. I live in Western Georgia, and we regularly see squirrels, chipmunks, deer, and ...

Cutting down trees can be very dangerous, even for the skilled professionals hired to do so. But that is where the Tree Climb ...

Gray rat snakes, commonly called chicken snakes, are non-venomous and known for their climbing ability due to their unique body shape. They climb trees to hunt birds, eggs and squirrels, and to bask ...

Climbing: It’s an activity performed by adventure-seekers at parks and gyms, mountain goats in the Rockies and, sometimes, snakes. To avoid getting too close to the slithering reptiles, only looking ...