The least weasel is the world's smallest carnivore. This little predator is also the smallest member of the Mustelidae or weasel family. They are around 320 times smaller than wolverines,...

The only venomous snakes in Washington State are Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes. The Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) is a sub-species of the Western Rattlesnake. Anyone...

Skunks are not classified as true hibernators. But they go into a state of torpor when the weather gets cold. Skunks are light sleep hibernators, along with opossums, bears, and raccoons. ...

Today, Connecticut has a viable fisher cat population over the entire state. This hasn’t always been the case, though. For a time, they were extirpated from the state. Fisher cats or fishers are a...

Alabama's two scorpion species are the Southern Unstriped Scorpion, which has the scientific name, (Vaejovis carolinianus) and the Hentz Striped Scorpion or (Centruroides hentzi). Scorpions are...

The 3 wild cat species that are native to the state of North Dakota are the mountain lion, the bobcat, and the Canada Lynx. Mountain lions and Bobcats still live in North Dakota. On the other hand,...