The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources has filed charges against Motortrade Co. , before the regional trial court Branch 51 in Sorsogon City, Philippines for violation of Presidential Decree 953, which prohibits the nailing of anything, including advertisements, on trees which could cause injury to them. The law states that "any person who cuts, destroys, damages or injures naturally growing or planted trees of any kind, flowering or ornamental plants and shrubs, or plants of scenic, aesthetic and ecological values. . . shall be punished with imprisonment. "

A woman received two snake bites while shopping at a Lowe's Home Improvement store in Ocala, Florida. Officials say the woman, 42, was looking at plants when she felt a "stinging feeling" in her leg. She looked down to find she was bitten.

A couple from a historic neighborhood near downtown Des Moines is trying to be positive about the theft of flowers from his 1880s-era home. The reason - a note left by a courteous thief thanking the owner of the flowers. Jason Jasnos told the to Des Moines Register that he found the note in his garden Sunday, a day after he caught two women clutching a bunch of posies picked from his garden.

At least 12 marijuana trees were discovered growing outside the front door of West Duluth police station in Minnesota. The discovery came after Janna Goerdt, a reporter of the Duluth News Tribune overheard a rival news team talking about "something interesting" in front of the police station. She decided to investigate on the matter.

A man died of poisoning this week after drinking a miracle herb potion to ward off his family's bad luck. The Peruvian government has since warned that not every person who calls himself a medicine man or shaman is trustworthy. The government cautioned its citizens to steer clear of secretive or street-corner practices, warning that they may be given potions that could make them sick or even kill them.