Chaco Canyon was once the vibrant religious center of a Native American culture whose collapse long remained a mystery—until ...

It did, man,” she says, recalling how the snake dove down a pack rat nest as she tried to get her tongs around it. “It hasn’t happened in like three years.” ...

That's actually a pack rat nest. That's, like, animals' home. HERSHER: Claire's life's work - this is her 35th year working in the parks here - is to make nature accessible to the people of Phoenix.

Scottie Potter, with the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation, says pack rats create overwhelming odours by peeing on their nests to make them more durable.

It was freed just outside the entrance of a pack rat nest. Technically, that might qualify as being dropped off at a rattlesnake restaurant. Mark Price is a National Reporter for McClatchy News.

“When I found a suitable pack rat nest for the relocation, I released the female first. Both males quickly followed her and I hope resumed their previous activities.” ...

More than that really." Pack rat nests, or middens, offer important research opportunities, said Potter, for those who brave the stench.

It was freed just outside the entrance of a pack rat nest. Technically, that might qualify as being dropped off at a rattlesnake restaurant.