5 ways to make Halloween decorations friendlier to wildlife

Source Scout · Scientific American reports: 5 ways to make Halloween decorations friendlier to wildlife You don’t need to sacrifice spookiness to keep real owls, bats and snakes safe By Katie Koschalk edited by Andrea Thompson Recently, a slender, yellow-striped California whipsnake, small enough to fit in a person’s hand, was brought to the California Wildlife Center in Calabasas. Its lower body was so twisted in fine strands of fake spiderwebs that it was essentially a ball, with twigs and leaves stuck in the mess. “Had that gone on much longer, it could have started severing into its skin,” says Lauren Michaels, director of animal care at the center.

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