Katie Mettler, Author at Valley News

New England Aquarium biologist Tori Babson presents one of the young anaconda snakes born by parthenogenesis in the Blue Planet Action Center. MUST CREDIT: Handout courtesy of the New England Aquarium

Anna the Anaconda got pregnant all by herself — by ‘virgin birth’

by Katie Mettler The Washington PostMay 24, 2019

BOSTON — Staffers at the New England Aquarium last winter were setting up for an after-hours event near the Amazon rain forest exhibit when they made an unexpected discovery.Anna the anaconda — 30 pounds, 8 years old and 10 feet long — had given birth…

Indigenous Peoples’ Day closer to reality in Vermont

by Katie Mettler The Washington PostApril 20, 2019

Suspected poacher killed by elephant, eaten by lions

by Katie Mettler The Washington PostApril 7, 2019

This photo provided by Alexus Sheppard shows passengers on board the Viking Sky, waiting to be evacuated, off the coast of Norway on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Rescue workers off Norway's western coast rushed to evacuate 1,300 passengers and crew from a disabled cruise ship by helicopter on Saturday, winching them one-by-one to safety as heaving waves tossed the ship from side to side and high winds battered the operation. (Alexus Sheppard via AP)

Cruise ship passengers say they were scared during rough seas

by Katie Mettler The Washington PostMarch 24, 2019

Abandoned vehicles line Skyway after a wildfire burned through Paradise, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

At Least 9 Dead as Wildfires Incinerate California

by Joel Achenbach The Washington Post, Katie Mettler The Washington Post, and E. Aaron Williams And Lindsey Bever The Washington PostNovember 9, 2018

Dozens of beachgoers at Panama City Beach, Fla., form a human chain to rescue nine stranded swimmers swept away by a strong riptide on Saturday. MUST CREDIT: photo courtesy of Roberta Ursrey.

Riptide Rescue: Florida Beachgoers Form Human Chain to Aid Drowning Family

by Katie Mettler The Washington PostJuly 12, 2017

Whales are stranded at Farewell Spit near Nelson, New Zealand Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. New Zealand volunteers formed a human chain in the water at a remote beach on Friday as they tried to save about 100 whales after more than 400 of the creatures beached themselves in one of the worst whale strandings in the nation's history. About three-quarters of the pilot whales were already dead when they were found Friday morning at Farewell Spit at the tip of the South Island. (Tim Cuff/New Zealand Herald via AP)

416 Beached Whales Turn Residents Into Rescuers

by Katie Mettler The Washington PostFebruary 11, 2017

Five Acrobats of Famed Wallenda Troupe Injured in 25-Foot Pyramid Stunt Fall

by Katie Mettler The Washington PostFebruary 10, 2017

‘Duck Dynasty’ Announces This Season Will Be Its Swan Song

by Katie Mettler The Washington PostNovember 17, 2016

Harvard Growing Crimson: Men’s XC Also Engaged in Suspect Behavior — Report

by Katie Mettler The Washington PostNovember 8, 2016