Wildlife

Mudbug Music: The Perfect Soundtrack for Your Next Crawfish Boil

Fat Pat's "Tops Drop" on the way to buy the crawfish in Kemah and UGK's "Wood Wheel" for the drive back. These are just two of the songs that Rocks Off's Nathan Smith recommends to start your day-long crawfish boiling festivities. If you think that zydeco music and only zydeco music is the right ac ... More >>

55 Pounds of Coke? Six Other Things Found on Galveston Beaches, Ranked from Worst to Best

Whales, gold rings, messages in bottle, coke​A jogger found 55 pounds of cocaine on the beach in Galveston this morning, a bigger haul than the 37 pounds someone else found there a year ago. In both cases, they turned it over to the cops instead of going all low-rent Breaking Bad. Of course, ... More >>

Crawfish Across the World

Ground crawfish powder, one of the "mother" spices in Nigerian cooking.​Louisianans like to think they've got the world on a string when it comes to crawfish, with small towns like Breaux Bridge laying claim to titles such as "Crawfish Capital of the World." But there are a few people in Niger ... More >>

Very, Very Determined Mountain Lion Denied Chance to Eat President Obama in El Paso

Dedicated mountain lion says Yes We Can, learns otherwise.​We know not the name of the mountain lion who was chased through the downtown streets of El Paso this morning, continuing to escape pursuers even with two tranquilizer darts in him. We only know the cat must have really wanted to see ... More >>

Piranhas in Lake Woodlands!! Shoppers Beware!!!

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water....a piranha has been found in Lake Woodlands. The good news: It's only "a cousin" to the piranha. The better news: This is "a vegetarian" type of piranha. Still, sophisticated scientific research has proven just what can happen:

Can't Stand Cooking the Mudbugs Yourself? Let The Crawfish Company Do the Dirty Work For You

Photo by John SuhThe mudbugs before I tore them up.​I used to host crawfish boils and cook the critters myself -- that is, until my garage started to smell like Galveston at its worst and then stayed that way for the next three months. I gave up and got my seasonal crawfish fix elsewhere, but ... More >>

Kemah Crawfish Festival

Photo by John SuhThe mudbugs before I tore them up.​I used to host crawfish boils and cook the critters myself -- that is, until my garage started to smell like Galveston at its worst and then stayed that way for the next three months. I gave up and got my seasonal crawfish fix elsewhere, but ... More >>

Comment of the Day

​Today Katharine Shilcutt counted down her top 10 places to eat crawfish, and commenter Matt wrote in about the proper way to do things: I believe Calliope's also seasons the water (that's what the owner told me, I look forward to trying them). I'm from New Orleans and will never understand w ... More >>

Cirque du Soleil: Ovo

​Today Katharine Shilcutt counted down her top 10 places to eat crawfish, and commenter Matt wrote in about the proper way to do things: I believe Calliope's also seasons the water (that's what the owner told me, I look forward to trying them). I'm from New Orleans and will never understand w ... More >>

How to Eat Crawfish

Photos by GroovehouseLook at that luscious tail meat.​I have not been eating crawfish my entire life. I'm not even going to lie to you like that. I have, however, been eating crawfish for a little over half of it. I am also not going to sit here and tell you that one size fits all when it com ... More >>

Cold Turtles: Rescued & Headed Back to the Gulf

TPWDIt shrinks like a cold, frightened turtle​More than 800 sea turtles who had been stunned by the state's cold snap are getting their release back into the wild starting today, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says. In the past the animals were kept for weeks, but TPWD says a new philo ... More >>

Intelligent Life

When NASA employee April Evans questioned animal experiments, her career fell apart.

Black and White

Calamares en su tinto at Lemon Tree

Houston Arboretum at Night: Family Owl Prowl

Go into the dark with some furry, flying creatures

Houston Museum of Natural Science Excursion: Waugh Bridge Bats

Web exclusive!

Death Of A Ladies' Man: R.I.P., Deano

Photo courtesy Houston ZooDeano, 26, with Cali, 5: That's what I love about these high school seals, man. I get older, they stay the same age. ​ The Animal God giveth, and the Animal God taketh away.Not long after the birth of the World's Cutest Giraffe, an old soul has left the Houston Zoo: Deano ... More >>

Under the Sea 3D

Web exclusive!

If You Live In The Boonies Of Fort Bend County, Beware The Rabid Skunks

If you live in Needville or  "the unincorporated portion of Beasley," the Fort Bend County Health & Human Services Department is warning you to stay away from skunks.We've never quite lived in a place where people had to be warned to stay away from skunks, but then again we've never even be ... More >>

Art Rock: Young Mammals CD Release at Aerosol Warfare/DiverseWorks

Young Mammals Wrapping Debut CD... Today

Some exciting news for fans of Westside indie-rockers Young Mammals, of which Rocks Off understands there may be a few out there in Houston (including himself). The Strokes-ish quartet is wrapping its debut full-length, begun way back when the band was still known as the Dimes, today and already a ... More >>

Rare Giant Squid Found Near Houston!

A rare giant squid -- a squid with elbows -- has been sighted in the Houston area.It's called the Megapinna squid and even the stoic National Geographic says it's "alien-like."Again, this strange and mysterious animal has been sighted a mere 201-and-a-half miles from downtown Houston.Fortunately, on ... More >>

The Zoo Hunkers Down

A rare giant squid -- a squid with elbows -- has been sighted in the Houston area.It's called the Megapinna squid and even the stoic National Geographic says it's "alien-like."Again, this strange and mysterious animal has been sighted a mere 201-and-a-half miles from downtown Houston.Fortunately, on ... More >>

Has The Legendary Chupacabra Been Found?

A rare giant squid -- a squid with elbows -- has been sighted in the Houston area.It's called the Megapinna squid and even the stoic National Geographic says it's "alien-like."Again, this strange and mysterious animal has been sighted a mere 201-and-a-half miles from downtown Houston.Fortunately, on ... More >>

Fried Rice: In the Hot Seat with Zahira from Wild Moccasins

A rare giant squid -- a squid with elbows -- has been sighted in the Houston area.It's called the Megapinna squid and even the stoic National Geographic says it's "alien-like."Again, this strange and mysterious animal has been sighted a mere 201-and-a-half miles from downtown Houston.Fortunately, on ... More >>

Feral Hog Contraceptive: Less Pigs in the Poke?

A rare giant squid -- a squid with elbows -- has been sighted in the Houston area.It's called the Megapinna squid and even the stoic National Geographic says it's "alien-like."Again, this strange and mysterious animal has been sighted a mere 201-and-a-half miles from downtown Houston.Fortunately, on ... More >>

Caribou Times Two

Comparing the synth-popper with his mammalian namesake

Shark Bites

JAWS Unleashed is as sloppy as it is gory

A Dip in the Ocean

JAWS Unleashed is as sloppy as it is gory

Gator Aid

Thanks to the Endangered Species Act, alligators are everywhere in southeast Texas. So now the state is going to make it easier for you to shoot you one.

Shell Game

Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything

Shark Bait

Open Water delivers more flaws than jaws

Save the Dome

Teaching kids to keep their heads

Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy

Ziggy's Healthy Grill

Winging It

For business or pleasure, here comes the Great Butterfly Chase

Best Cajun Restaurant

Floyd's Cajun Kitchen

Night & Day

June 10 - 16, 1999

Night & Day

February 11 - 17, 1999

Dish

February 11 - 17, 1999

Bless the Beasts and Kids

February 11 - 17, 1999

Poop Happens

An apartment complex loses the battle against guano

The Last Conqueror

Cecil Hopper subdues the wilderness -- then enshrines it in his museum

The Airport That Wouldn't Die

Last fall, environmentalists thought they'd finally put a stake through the heart of the West Side Airport. But the mayoral race seems to have given it a new lease on life.

Slaying Mantis

Last fall, environmentalists thought they'd finally put a stake through the heart of the West Side Airport. But the mayoral race seems to have given it a new lease on life.

Naturalist Born Thrillers

Butterflies are nature's floorshow and the Natural Science Museum's cash cow. John Watts' job is to keep the performers alive and flitting.

Death and the Raccoon

To animal control, Pedro was ring-tailed vermin. To Jimmy Vonderglotz, he was a friend.

Press Picks

To animal control, Pedro was ring-tailed vermin. To Jimmy Vonderglotz, he was a friend.

A Boy and His Cetacean

To animal control, Pedro was ring-tailed vermin. To Jimmy Vonderglotz, he was a friend.

Letters

To animal control, Pedro was ring-tailed vermin. To Jimmy Vonderglotz, he was a friend.

Sanctuary

The oil is gone from High Island, but the birds still come. So do the bird watchers.

The fight to save the Katy Prairie

How many winters more will Arctic waterfowl make their 10,000-year-old journey to the western edge of Houston?