by Reba Byrd & Carolyn Verdina Don’t mess with Texas. We Texans are so proud of our state, aren’t we? There is nothing quite like driving through the Hill Country or watching that sunset during the summer months, cold beverage in hand. We all work together to keep our state […]
Month: July 2016
Snakes in the grass
by: Scott Coltharp The chance of being bit by a venomous snake in Texas is rare. Only 15 of the 113 species/subspecies of snakes in Texas are venomous. There are four species of venomous snakes in Texas: rattlesnakes, copperheads, water moccasins (cotton mouth) and coral snakes. The first three are in […]
Fleas: The tiny pest
by Frank Shuman, DVM This summer has been primed for an escalation in fleas due to the mild winter and significant rains Central Texas has received. These two factors have created an environment that is perfect to a record number of menacing pests. There are over 1900 flea species in […]
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