Bethanie is a writer, editor, and author of animal-science books for kids. She covers camping, hiking, gear, inspiring stories, wildlife, adventure travel, and more for the Outdoors.com. She always has a few camping trips on the calendar.
A surfer had a run in with a crab at a seafood shop that wasn’t pleased with its new life situation. Let’s just say the crab got revenge.
A trapper wrestles a 17-foot Burmese python in Florida, offering some “tips and tricks” for tangling with a snake this large.
There’s a long-legged rodent with a questionable diet on the loose at Bear Creek Lake Park in Colorado. This Patagonian mara is far from home.
A Colorado family came out to enjoy their back deck when they heard moaning sounds coming from under the house.
A deceptively beautiful island off the coast of Brazil is possibly the deadliest place on Earth. Welcome to Snake Island.
Have you heard of a pink leopard? There haven’t been many sightings of rare “strawberry” leopards, but this one really stuck with us.
A handful of park rangers at Zion National Park thought it’d be more efficient to just make some signs. Which one’s your favorite?
Lightning shocked several kids who were hiking in Utah, and seven required hospitalization. Get the story here.
Watch body-cam footage of a police officer chasing Pickles the pig for a laugh. That pig is quicker than you’d think!
Is it Gollum? No, it’s just a random kinkajou at a Washington State rest stop. Why is this tropical animal so far north of its range?