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Miami Herald
3 hours ago
- General
- Miami Herald
Rattlesnake looked familiar, AZ biologist says. Turns out they met years before
A familiar rattlesnake slithered into a biologist's campsite near a ghost town in Arizona. Turns out, the biologist moved the same rattlesnake out of the same camp four years earlier, the Arizona Game & Fish Department said in a June 17 Facebook post. Ryan O'Donnell was surveying for willow flycatchers, a small and slender bird, with intern Abbie Brozich near Signal, when they saw the Western diamondback rattlesnake. 'We first spotted it passing under our truck, and we watched it for a few minutes and took a few pictures before moving it to a nearby wash,' O'Donnell told the wildlife agency. After O'Donnell moved the snake away from their campsite, he said he kept thinking about a different time he moved a snake. When he got home, he went through old photos and realized why he felt deja vu. He had encountered the same snake four years earlier when he moved it from the same campsite, wildlife officials said. 'I'm glad to see it is still doing well, four years later, and that the short detours I've sent it on haven't been any more than an inconvenience,' O'Donnell said. Western diamondback rattlesnakes are venomous and found in Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. They can be spotted by their 'triangular-shaped head' and black and white striped tails before their rattles, according to New Mexico Historic Sites. These rattlesnakes can grow 3 to 7 feet long. Signal is an abandoned town about a 145-mile drive northwest from Phoenix.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Shane O'Donnell says Michael Murphy's Donegal return left teammates starstruck
SHANE O'DONNELL had to see the proof for himself before accepting the return of the man with an idol's reputation was more than idle speculation. The 2 Donegal footballer Shane O'Donnell poses for a portrait at the national launch of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Series at the Croke Park 2 Michael Murphy of Donegal was hailed by Shane O'Donnell as the team's idol Having been convinced that it was too good to be true, O'Donnell, 23, was elated to encounter the three-time All-Star forward when he linked back up with the Donegal panel following the conclusion of his club commitments. He recalled: 'There were rumours going about. 'It was a closed camp and I didn't actually believe it until I'd seen it with my own eyes when I got back there. 'It's good to have him back. He's a great man and he's a great ambassador for Donegal.' READ MORE ON GAA O'Donnell's first season with Donegal looked set to be icon Murphy's last as the Glenswilly man stepped away at the end of 2022. Yet despite the two-year hiatus, he has picked up where he left off. Murphy, 35, was a key figure as He continued to play a starring role during the All-Ireland group stage and collected the man-of-the-match award after Sunday's win over Mayo. O'Donnell said: 'When you were in the club championship and he was playing with Glenswilly, they were flying with him there and he was performing well in all those games. Most read in GAA Football 'I kind of had a fair idea that he would've settled in well whenever he came back — probably not as well as what he's doing at the minute. 'He's performing in all the big games for us and he's coming away with individual awards as well. 'Just in time for Father's Day' - Dublin GAA legends welcome the birth of precious baby daughter 'He's doing very well and I'm very happy for him. There's no better man to be getting that recognition. He deserves it. 'He's a bit of an icon in there for a lot of us because there are a lot of young boys there that wouldn't have played with him beforehand. 'Thankfully I was there for his last year under Declan Bonner and Stephen Rochford so I was able to work with him for a year. 'But there's a lot of new faces there that wouldn't have seen him there before. 'I think a lot of us now just kind of idolise him and look up to him.' Donegal will be hoping for another Murphy masterpiece on Sunday when they host Louth in Ballybofey for their All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final. A draw was all they The hooter sounded just as match-winner Ciarán Moore collected a Shaun Patton kick-out. O'Donnell was one of several members of the Donegal set-up on the sideline who urged Moore to end the game by kicking the ball out of play. Having just been replaced by Eoin McHugh, he was 'fully aware' that a draw was worth just as much as a win in the overall standings. But he explained: 'It was probably a different story with the boys on the pitch. 'When you're caught up in those types of games and those types of moments, you're not thinking about other things. 'There were a lot of people and it was hard to get messages on board with the noise from the supporters. 'I think we were shouting a few things as well but they didn't hear us.' WELL DON Nevertheless, Donegal bagged their first win over Mayo since the 2012 All-Ireland SFC final. There was also significance in the fact that it was their first Championship victory over a Division 1 team from outside their own province since 2016. O'Donnell added: 'We always find in the last couple of years that we do well against Ulster teams. 'And maybe when we go outside of it, it's not the same. 'I suppose for us, we haven't beaten Mayo in a long time — not that I can think of anyway. 'But it was just nice to get that victory over them in the end.' Donegal footballer Shane O'Donnell poses for a portrait at the national launch of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Series at the Croke Park
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Home comforts have Donegal's Shane O'Donnell in flying form
Sitting on the bench for the final moments of Donegal's clash with Mayo at Dr Hyde Park on Sunday, Shane O'Donnell was cognisant of the permutations as the game entered its final moments. Fergal Boland's sweet outside of the boot strike had just brought Mayo level. Their championship was alive and Cavan's over. A win would change nothing for Donegal. The draw would have been sufficient for them to claim second in the group and a home preliminary quarter-final spot. Still, Shaun Patton sent a kickout towards halfway, finding Ciarán Moore. The hooter blared, but the half-back hared forward and his winner stuck a dagger in Mayo's championship heart. Mayo's year had stopped beating but Cavan's still had a pulse. 'I was fully aware because I was just after coming off at that stage,' explained O'Donnell at the All-Ireland SFC knockout stages launch. 'Now the boys on the pitch was probably a different story. When you are caught up in those type of games and those type of moments, you are not thinking about other things. 'There was a few boys probably shouting at him to kick it out. There was probably a few boys shouting at Shaun to drain the clock and wait for the hooter to go. 'It was just so hard to get messages on board even when I was on the pitch. You were unable to hear things from the sideline just because of the way the stand was. The stand was on top of the bench nearly.' O'Donnell has nailed down a half-forward spot for himself in this Donegal team. The St Eunan's man made his inter-county debut in 2022 during Declan Bonner's final year in charge. He stepped away for the 2023 season before returning last year when Jim McGuinness made his comeback. The biggest factor in his consistent form has been returning to live in Donegal. 'I was in Dublin there for four years so it was very taxing on the body, which kind of led to me taking the break as well there in between,' he said. 'I suppose after my first year in I thought maybe that I wasn't performing as much as I would have liked to be performing. I was maybe putting that down to fatigue and tiredness. Driving can be hard on the body as well with hamstrings. Last year, I was kind of nearly living out of the car at one stage. 'I stepped back a bit then and tried to focus on my career and my college. When I went back in last year with Jim coming back, it was hard to turn it down. 'It worked out well with how my timetable was in terms of placement and in terms of DCU. But it was a busy season last year with Sigerson as well. You were having two games a week nearly during the league. That was tough. It was nice to get on the other side of that and put all my focus into one thing. 'Comparing to other years, I feel a lot fresher and a lot healthier now this year.' Leaving the panel for the 2023 season was a tough decision, but also the right one. 'The first year I went in, we got to the Ulster final,' he said. 'We fell short in extra-time against Derry, who were flying at the time. 'I had to be selfish in a way and look after my body myself and other things as well. I got to go out to America in that summer which was a nice freshener, which I suppose drove the hunger back into me then to get back and play football.' Donegal face Louth in Ballybofey on Sunday. Ulster champions against Leinster champions. O'Donnell does think it curious that none of the provincial champions managed to win their groups and progress straight to the quarter-finals. 'We took our eye off the ball I think against Tyrone,' said O'Donnell, 'so we're probably in the place that we probably deserve to be.'
Irish Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
'Icon' Michael Murphy hailed by Donegal team mate Shane O'Donnell
Shane O'Donnell isn't surprised 'idol' Michael Murphy is thriving on his return to the inter-county stage. Murphy's u-turn on his Donegal career last Autumn came out of the blue. And while many felt he might be an impact sub for Donegal, the big Glenswilly man has not only cemented a starting place, but has been the main main in recent weeks. Murphy's threat as a long kick out option for Shaun Patton and his dead ball ability have seen the 2012 All-Ireland winning captain even more central to Donegal's plans than many imagined. With Patrick McBreaty currently not seeing much game time and Oisin Gallen out of form, Murphy has stepped up to the plate once again. Murphy, who turns 36 in August, picked up the RTE Man of the Match award after last weekend's victory over Mayo and has been highly influential throughout this year's Championship. 'He's a bit of an icon in there for a lot of us because there's a lot of young boys there that wouldn't have played with him beforehand,' said O'Donnell. 'Now, thankfully I was there for his last year under Declan Bonnar and Stephen Rochford. 'I was able to work with him for a year but there's a lot of new faces there at the minute that wouldn't have seen him there before. "I think a lot of us now just kind of idolise him and look up to him, which is always a good thing I suppose - to have him there as well.' New faces like Finbarr Roarty and Ciaran Moore - both flying for Donegal this year - are getting their first experience of working alongside Murphy as team mates. O'Donnell says he's not surprised at Murphy's impact: 'When you're in the club championship, Glenswilly were flying with him there and he was performing well in all those games. 'I had a fair idea that he would have settled in well whenever he came back, probably not as well as what he's doing at the minute. 'He's performing in all the big games for us at the minute and he's coming away with individual awards as well. 'He's doing very well and I'm very happy for him because there's no better man to be getting that recognition, because he deserves it. 'It's good to have him back. He's a great man and he's a great ambassador for Donegal.'
NZ Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- NZ Herald
Media Insider podcast: TVNZ chief executive Jodi O'Donnell on the future of Shortland Street, the 6pm news and a move into pay TV
TVNZ chief executive Jodi O'Donnell has opened up on the future of Shortland Street, the 6pm news, and a move into pay television in order to snare big sporting events, such as the Olympics. In our latest Media Insider podcast, O'Donnell assesses her eventful first 18 months as the boss
