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Episode 115: Snake Week with Rachel Pikstein
This is a special episode, in support of Snake Week, which is next week, July 13th thru the 19th . Its also special because its the return of Rachel Pikstein! Remember the tegu episode? Rachel and I
Episode 114: Always Get The Full Coverage
This episode was recorded back in April, at a campground somewhere in Louisiana, on the tail-end of a week-long herping trip with a bunch of friends. Various automotive mishaps while herping had come
Episode 113: Tales from the Tambo with Matt, Alan, and Joe
I don't get to talk with everyone that comes on our Peru expeditions, but in February I did spend an hour talking with three of Chicago Lands finest herpers Matt and Alan Ignoffo, and Joe Cavataio.
Episode 112: Tales from the Tambo with Sylvere Corre
Hi everyone! Episode 112 (and the last episode of Season Five) returns us to the back deck of my tambo in the Peruvian rainforest, where I had a nice chat with Sylvere Corre, wildlife guide extraordin
Episode 111: Indigo Snake Surveys with Ben Stegenga
Hello everyone! Episode 111 is all about the Indigos, and a few other adjacent critters. Back in 2024 I met up in southern Georgia with Ben Stegenga of the Orianne Society, where we spent two days in
Episode 110: Herp Science Sunday: Nine Million Salamanders
Hello everyone! Episode 110 features another edition of Herp Science Sunday with Dr. Alex Krohn. Alex and I had a crazy cool conversation with Dr. Evan Grant, of the Northeastern Amphibian Research a
Episode 109: Turtles & Rock n’ Roll, Green Vipers & Anoles with Taz Ezra
Hello everyone! Episode 109 is a wide-ranging two-hour conversation with PhD student Tasman Ezra. We cover fossil turtles, anole radiation, his band Half Inch Hero, Taz's Honduras herp conservation pr
Episode 108: Happy New Year from the Great Karoo
Hello everyone! Episode 108 comes from South Africa, recorded in two parts, starting on New Year's Eve.. The episode starts over in the western edge of South Africas Free State, in whats called the
Episode 107: Snake Parasites and more with Dr. Skylar Hopkins
Hello everyone and welcome to the show! Mike Pingleton here, and I am your host for these proceedings. And here we go with Episode One Hundred and Seven, and our guest for this episode is Dr. Skylar
Episode 106: Herp Science Sunday with Dr. Alex Krohn and Dr. Andrew Durso
Hello everyone and welcome toEpisode One Hundred and Six! And I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there Its Thanksgiving weekend and I want to take a moment to thank all of you out there lis