Mountain Lion Dangers and how to defend yourself against a Mountain Lion attack
About the Mountain Lion or Cougar Unlike bears (see defense against bear attacks here), Mountain...
About the Mountain Lion or Cougar Unlike bears (see defense against bear attacks here), Mountain...
Forget the generic bear defense tips you read on other sites. Although there are many common defense strategies, how you…
Carabiner Brake Introduction Rappelling typically makes use of specialized equipment, such as brake racks and...
Belaying is a method of applying friction to the rope to control the amount of rope that is paid out…
Bowline on a coil The bowline on a coil is utilized to secure a climber...
Rappel seat left hand brake The rappel seat is utilized to form a rope harness...
To determine the direction, or bearing, from one point to another, you need a compass as well as a map.…
There are no simple rules to tell edible fish from those with poisonous flesh and it's a simple fact -…
Terebra shells Terebridae species These shells are found in both temperate and tropical waters. They...
Cone shells Conidae species These cone-shaped shells have smooth, colorful mottling and long, narrow openings...
Portuguese man-of-war Physalis species Although it resembles a jellyfish, the Portuguese man-of-war is actually a...
Blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena species This small octopus is usually found on the Great Barrier Reef...
Weever fish Trachinidae species The weever fish is a tropical fish that is fairly slim...
Toadfish Batrachoididae species Toadfish are found in the tropical waters off the coasts of South...
Tang or surgeonfish Acanthuridae species Tang or surgeonfish average 20 to 25 centimeters (8 to...
Stonefish Synanceja species Stonefish are found in the tropical waters of the Pacific and Indian...
Siganus fish The siganus fish is small, about 10 to 15 centimeters (4 to 6...
Scorpion fish or zebra fish Scorpaenidae species Scorpion fish live mainly in the reefs in...
Rabbitfish Siganidae species Rabbitfish are found predominantly on the reefs in the Pacific and Indian...
Stingray Dasyatidae species Stingrays inhabit shallow water, especially in the tropics, but in temperate regions...
About 200 years ago an Englishman classified clouds according to what they looked like to a person seeing them from…
Dangerous Fish and Mollusks Fish and mollusks may be one of your major sources of...
One of your first concerns when you find yourself in a survival situation is to communicate with your friends or…
In a survival situation, you may have to cross a water obstacle. It may be in the form of a…
Mexican beaded lizard Heloderma horridum Description: Less colorful than its cousin, the gila monster. It...