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The Serpent's Lair | WILD HOPE

The Serpent’s Lair | WILD HOPE

In the face of extreme habitat loss, wildlife biologist Dr. Chris Jenkins puts an ambitious plan in motion to save two uniquely American reptiles, the eastern indigo snake and the gopher tortoise, and the forest they call home.

King Cobra Fact Sheet

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah): a large, venomous snake native to Asia. Kingdom: | Animalia Class: | Reptilia Order: | Squamata Family: | Elapidae Genus: | Ophiophagus Species: | O. hannah There are 21 species of cobras, but the king cobra is the sole member of ...

Alexander Grousis-Henderson: Zookeeper | Black Birders Week

The first ever Black Birders Week was organized by the grassroots group Black AF in STEM, and has united Black professionals working across science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. The core message of the viral online movement has been to amplify and encourage more participation ...

Wild Florida

Fighting Back Against Invasive Burmese Pythons

Originally from the jungles and marshes of South East Asia, there is currently an estimated 100,000 Burmese Python in the Florida everglades. Burmese pythons have taken out nearly 98% of Florida's mammals, but this team of women is fighting back.

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The Dirt: This Week in Nature (September 15-21)

Species of monkey previously unknown to scientists discovered in the Congo, 390 million-year-old mollusk reconstructed in 3-D, and spongy tissue found in human hearts also found in those of reptiles.

Moment of Impact: Jungle

Snake Takes Flight

The paradise tree snake is a master of escape. It will launch itself from a treetop and sail as far as 300 feet to defend itself from predators. Watch video.

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