chris jenkins

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Beaupre from the University of Arkansas. Dr. Beaupre is a physiological ecologist who has spent his career studying Timber Rattlesnakes. We start the episode by talking about his path to becoming one of the world’s leading experts on Timber Rattlesnakes. We discuss all aspects of Timber Rattlesnake biology including topics such as their physiology, the function of the loreal pits, and how our knowledge of Timber Rattlesnake physiology and ecology can inform conservation.

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The Eastern Indigo Snake is the ruler of the forests in the Southeastern Coastal Plain. In this episode we discuss this magnificent animal including its distribution and ecology. We also discuss the Orianne Society, including the organizations history and its origins focused around conserving Indigo Snakes and their habitats. As this is our first episode, we knew there was no greater snake to launch Snake Talk.

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Our intro this week covers the release of Star Wars and watching that and Marvel movies with toddlers, some newfound Reddit fame, the latest in the presidential primaries and a brief look at the happenings around the Panama Papers. At 29:28 we move into sports to touch on baseball's return and the blistering pace that a few superstars are on, as well as the NCAA basketball championship and its crazy closing moments. And at 49:46 we move on from sports to play another riveting round of Who Would Win In a Fight? Music credit: Ice Flow, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.