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Vertical Voyages takes students upward to sleep in the trees at John Burroughs School. Sometimes, Jon Richard says, he’ll be up in the canopy of a large Missouri tree, doing work of some kind, and ...

Natalie Beneviat Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 5:00 a.m. | Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 5:00 a.m. Saying that a recent tree-climbing school was hands-on is a bit of an understatement. As an arboreal activity that ...

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 ...

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 ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Rat snakes and rough green snakes can climb trees, fences and walls, often to find food. Venomous copperheads rarely climb due to ...