Getting finned when fishing is never fun, but did you know catfish can release venom? What to know in Mississippi ...

Two different views of scarlet tanagers, one of the more dramatically colored birds of the Chicago area, and a big flathead ...

or a dish of catfish ice cream ... with red-eye gravy, of course! Baxter Black is a veterinarian and cowboy poet. His column appears weekly and airs each Monday at 6:20 a.m. on KGNC Talk Radio 710.

Catfish venom poisons a victim's nerves and breaks down red blood cells, producing such effects as severe pain, reduced blood flow, muscle spasms and respiratory distress. The main dangers to ...