Category: critters

  • How to Escape an Anaconda

    Last night a pastor from a small town in Texas called me up to ask a question about snakes. He had heard I was involved with Peace Corps, and he had also heard that Peace Corps had a manual detailing how to prevent an attack from anaconda snakes.  (This detail turned out to be spurious). …

  • Talking about Bugs: Interview with a Houston Pest Control Expert

    In the next week or two, I’ll be interviewing Roy Law Elliott, the owner/CEO of Bugs and Burglars, a Houston exterminator and security business. Regular readers may know that I’ve had an ongoing problem with roaches (which apparently are crawling into my laptop and CD player). I met Roy at a storytelling event, and found…