HerpAssociationAfrica @AfricaHerp
Sharing Herp news from Africa. The HAA is dedicated to the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians of Africa. Membership is open to anyone #HAA africanherpetology.org South Africa Joined January 2021-
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Dendroaspis angusticeps - Eastern Green Mamba. From Kelso, KwaZulu-Natal.tyroneping.co.za/snakes-souther…
Save The Snakes was honored to present our snake conservation efforts at the Western Section of The Wildlife Society's Snake Symposium. If you're still at TWS, come by our table and say hello! savethesnakes.org @WesternTWS
More illegal reptile trade! Man sentenced for smuggling snakes and chameleons in the UK. #chameleons #snakes #UK #wildlifetrade #wildlifecrime #crime #reptiles bbc.com/news/articles/…
In addition to being an official World Premiere selection at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, we are pleased to announce that ‘Rattled’ is now the winner of a Gold Award from Spotlight Documentary Film Awards!
Naja subfulva - Eastern Forest Cobra. From St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal. Highly-venomous tyroneping.co.za/snakes-souther…
Trachylepis margaritifer - Rainbow Skink. From Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo. tyroneping.co.za/lizards/trachy…
Media Statement 9 February 2024
Our research on #Bothriechis has been published! We describe five #newspecies and revalidate three. More than 100 people contributed to this work, but I want to thank in particular @klebba and @akdn, to whom we dedicate two of the species. Press release 👉 shorturl.at/rzOQT
We've had a number of reports of male newts with crests, ready for the breeding season. Have you checked your own pond for newts yet? Now might be a good time to start the #GardenDragonWatch! Find out how👉 arc-trust.org/garden-dragon-…
I ❤️ caecilians. Even more when I find a surprise inside. Download the Hypogeophis rostratus dataset on @MorphoSource here: morphosource.org/concern/media/…
Our Namibian field trip was only such a success because of some amazing people! What a team! Not least collaborator extraordinaire Francois Theart, who truly is the snakeman of Namibia. still can’t believe him finding the eyes of a buried Bitis peringueyi in the desert at night…
Ptenopus garrulus maculatus - Spotted Barking gecko. From near McDougalls Bay, Northern Cape. tyroneping.co.za/geckos/ptenopu…
It's #NationalSerpentDay and here Hiral Naik is releasing a small snouted cobra back out into the wild. Today is a great day to learn something more about snakes & how important they are. Each species is unique so there is much to learn. Learn more at: savethesnakes.org
Bitis atropos - Berg Adder. From Table Mountain, Western Cape. Venomous - dangerous tyroneping.co.za/snakes-souther…
Very dark Cape Cobra
Very dark Cape Cobra https://t.co/lH7Ya2ABma
Advertisement calls from species of the Limnonectes hascheanus-limborgi complex (#Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Peninsular #Malaysia mapress.com/zt/article/vie… #Taxonomy #Frog
UESM Talk - SNAKES IN THE CITIES by Dr Cormac Price Contact [email protected] if you are interested in presenting / have a presenter in mind. UESM Talks website: natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environme… @C_MrPrice @HHL_nwu #environmentalscience #snakes #herpetology #urbansnakes
Emily Taylor @snakeymama
10K Followers 3K Following Professor of Biology and interim Associate Dean at Cal Poly Bailey College of Sci & Math, Founder of @CoastSnake, Co-Founder of @Rattlecams. She/Her/Hers.
Save The Snakes @savethesnakes
3K Followers 58 Following Save The Snakes is dedicated exclusively to #snake #conservation and human-snake conflict mitigation. Together we can #SaveTheSnakes.
Definitely not @MarkS.. @MarkScherz
11K Followers 2K Following Curator of Herpetology & Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Zoology @NHM_Denmark • Co-host @SquaMatesPod and @AnatomyInsights • He/Him
Dr Steven Allain @stevoallain
4K Followers 3K Following The Pop Punk Herpetologist 🤘@AngliaRuskin, @imperialcollege, and @DICE_Kent alumni. Lover of all #amphibians and #reptiles. #FirstGeninSTEM #Ophidiomycosis
James Van Dyke @JamesUVanDyke
3K Followers 4K Following Biologist studying reproduction and its consequences in vertebrates. Views my own. 🇺🇸 to 🇦🇺 Duduroa and Wiradjuri country
Turtle Survival @TurtleSurvival
5K Followers 2K Following Saving the World’s most Critically Endangered Turtles and Tortoises. #ZeroTurtleExtinctions #DrinkBeerSaveTurtles
Hiral Naik @HiralNaik25
2K Followers 2K Following PhD candidate working on snake ecology & snakebite in South Africa🐍| #HERper 🐸🐢🦎| 🇿🇼🇿🇦 African+Indian| Africa Program Manager:@savethesnakes
Dr Fortunate Mafeta P.. @Green_Darkie
1K Followers 1K Following Postdoc herpetology & ethnoherpetology. Author of Bilingual Guide to the Frogs of Zululand. Wildlife TV Producer. Multiple awards for inclusive science.
Bangor Herpetology @BangorHerps
971 Followers 379 Following #Herpetology @BangorUni - for students and anyone interested. Degree info: https://t.co/fS1Rs8uHZu Tweets by @wolfgangwuster. Not an official Bangor Uni account.
Herpetological Highli.. @herphighlights
3K Followers 2K Following A weekly podcast about scientific discovery in the world of reptiles and amphibians. Hosted by @Thomas_Major and @Ben_M_Marshall
Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @DammMaik
1K Followers 1K Following All about Snakes and Venoms 🐍 Mass Spec & Venom researcher. Founder of 🎙 #VenomWednesday and 📰 #TheWeeklySerpent. TU Berlin Alumni
Collie Ennis 🕷🐸 @collieennis
14K Followers 3K Following Owner/Co host of @CritterShedPod. Science officer for @HerpSocIreland. Zoology research associate @TCD_NatSci. Security officer TCD. Angler. Pugilist. Nerd.
Dr. Jonathan Kolby @MyFrogCroaked
19K Followers 7K Following @Smithsonian #OneHealth Scientist• @NatGeo Explorer• #WTQuiz •Former @USFWS @CITES #WildlifeTrade Expert• @HondurasARCC FROG Rescue|@JCU PhD-Chytrid/Ranavirus
Michael G. Starkey @mgstarkey
675 Followers 418 Following Wildlife Biologist / @SaveTheSnakes Founder & Executive Director, working to protect snake populations & reduce human-snake conflict around the world.
வீ.தீபக�.. @DeepakVeerappan
2K Followers 1K Following Herpetology,systematics,evolution NatGeoExplorer,MSCAalumni,Humboldtian Scientific Associate @NHM_London, @uniofnewcastle AE @Zootaxa 🐍 VZ 🐸 Views my own
Rob Davis @Dr_Rob_Davis
9K Followers 4K Following Wildlife ecologist. Fan of islands, birds and figs. Manage @wildlifelab and @Pacific_Birds. Making the move to @pezoporus.bsky.social.
Mathias Dezetter @MDezetter
516 Followers 1K Following Ecophysiology, Evolution & Conservation PhD from @Ecophy_CEBC @iEESParis with @LourdaisOli, @LeGalliard_lab VicePresident, Scientific Coordinator of @NCA_NGO_Fr
British Herpetologica.. @BritishHerpSoc
2K Followers 366 Following The British Herpetological Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious societies of its kind in the world, founded in 1947. Follow us to find out more!
Moagi Maloka @MoagiMatthews
0 Followers 16 Following
René Navarro @ReneNavarr0
43 Followers 280 Following De Monterrey, Nuevo León. Bio/Bioquímico FCB @UANL 👨🏻🔬 Investigo en el CIBM y UNAM. Inevitablemente cuento con una opinión personal (usted disculpe).
Santiago Pérez Galvi.. @Santiag0PerezG
9 Followers 45 Following Estudiante de biología, UNAL. Interesado en herpetología, y principalmente en crocodílidos.
Allai Orimba @AOrimba
26 Followers 144 Following
Real Music Hype Blog @RealMuzicHype
4K Followers 1K Following Submit your Music to get featured on our Blog!
Kyle Anderson @KyleAnd24247619
151 Followers 1K Following
South American Journa.. @SAJHerpetology
76 Followers 303 Following Research, and News from South American Journal of Herpetology.
Leonardo Lopes @LVSL_Slytherin
66 Followers 622 Following Biólogo - herpetólogo/herpetologist 🐍 🦎 🐢 Mestrando no Museu Nacional
Frank Esser @FrankEsser49163
177 Followers 2K Following
Zoological Research-D.. @ZR_ZRDC
86 Followers 536 Following Zoological Research (ZR, since 1980), publishes Primates and Animal Models, Conservation and Utilization of Animal Resources, and Animal Diversity and Evolution
AB @AB88259602
1 Followers 48 Following
Charl @Charl77951306
45 Followers 3K Following
Stephan van Straaten @StephanStraaten
46 Followers 766 Following
Tammy Sellers @TammySellers02
166 Followers 2K Following
Javier de luna @Javierdluna25
1 Followers 11 Following
Jyoshin Storm Serpent.. @thesnakewave
3 Followers 12 Following Evolution With A Splash 💦 🧬 💦 Founder @jyoshin_storm
Graham Fedrick @g_fedrick1
8 Followers 24 Following
Rachel Fallas 🐍 @RachelYFallas
43 Followers 115 Following MSc student at McMaster University's Ecohydrology Lab || Studying reptile species at risk
Aurora @ElizabethR97296
27 Followers 76 Following
Miary Raselimanana @Miary_Ras
588 Followers 664 Following Ph.D. student @Bangor University | Conservation biologist | Climate change | Ecology | Herpetology 🐢🦎🐍
char_lou @char_lou_oo
355 Followers 883 Following campaign manager at World Animal Protection UK. PhD. Vegan. All views my own.
Carla @Carla3nk
8 Followers 152 Following
Jeffery Anderson Jr @Truzombiejeff
395 Followers 711 Following Blerd|zoologist/herpetologist🦎🐍🦖🐊|PhD candidate 🎓|pisces🐳|ΦΒΣ (tre club) #BlackInZoology #BlackInNature #BlackInHerpetology
Steve @SteveGSwartz
688 Followers 5K Following family physician, dad, enjoy sport, fine wine, travel, investing.
Brian Conway @ornamentOutrage
156 Followers 714 Following MSc Student in Biology, BA in Geology. Into vertebrates of all shapes and sizes! Opinions my own.
Suraj Kumar @SurajQuantan
55 Followers 356 Following Masters in Zoology at Periyar University | Ecotoxicology | Anurans 🐸 | Elephant Conservation - Research Assistant
Mitia Andrianina @MitiAndrianina
33 Followers 118 Following Final year #Vet student, passionate about animals, wildlife, nature and photography.
Koloina Malika @KoloinaMalika
168 Followers 1K Following Plant Biology 🇲🇬 #agroecology #Conservation #SDGs #Education
Rahul Kumar @herprahul
10 Followers 52 Following
Amanda Nicole Potts @amanda_jackpott
328 Followers 222 Following Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God
Walter Tapondjou @PaulinWalter
340 Followers 363 Following Postdoctoral Associate, FLMNH, University of Florida | Evolution, Phylogenomics, Herpetology, Polyploidy | Chameleonlover #Chameroon_boy 🇨🇲 in 🇺🇸
Keirah Bartlett @keirah_bartlett
106 Followers 175 Following PhD candidate at LSTM studying cytotoxic African snake venoms in the context of local tissue damage and inflammation 🐍
Tom Grose @tomgoose144
453 Followers 1K Following I don't drink bovril I take earl grey my dear, I'm a southerner in
Hayley Layne Crowell .. @HylaCrowe
972 Followers 1K Following PhD Candidate @UMich EEB & UMMZ~ Museum Studies~ #ColorEvolution, #Thermalphysiology, #HERpetology
RedTCMColombia💚�.. @RedTCMColombia
93 Followers 293 Following Red para la Conservación de las Tortugas Continentales y Marinas de Colombia #TortugasDeColombia #RedTCMColombia
Herp Fauna Foundation @HerpFauna
401 Followers 721 Following We are about fighting neglected snake bites in community while conserving reptiles at the same time. We teach communities on how to manage snakes & bites,
South African Snakebi.. @SASnakebiteSymp
1 Followers 31 Following SASS aims to improve the best patient outcomes for snakebite victims in South Africa.
Colorado_blueyez @A719butterfly
2K Followers 5K Following WillyouWalkwithme💔 THROUGHtheSTORMS? Walking away from his control and abuse. I'm a survivor! Always striving to be better than I was yesterday from beginning
AlexiaHesten @AlexiaHesten
103 Followers 273 Following Ecologist, herpetologist, PhD student at LJMU, wildlife trade researcher and figuring out whether or not my dogs want to be outside...or inside, or outside...
Raymond Ntini @RaymondNtini
8 Followers 56 Following
施琯 @shiguan1919810
49 Followers 359 Following Our past will live on forever, as we strive towards our future.
ChinChia Shen @jinkerlizard
23 Followers 143 Following MSc ecology and evolution in NTNU (National Taiwan Normal University) Research in phylogeography and population genetics in herpetology
Choti Singh @choti_singh3
6 Followers 33 Following
Emily Taylor @snakeymama
10K Followers 3K Following Professor of Biology and interim Associate Dean at Cal Poly Bailey College of Sci & Math, Founder of @CoastSnake, Co-Founder of @Rattlecams. She/Her/Hers.
Save The Snakes @savethesnakes
3K Followers 58 Following Save The Snakes is dedicated exclusively to #snake #conservation and human-snake conflict mitigation. Together we can #SaveTheSnakes.
Definitely not @MarkS.. @MarkScherz
11K Followers 2K Following Curator of Herpetology & Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Zoology @NHM_Denmark • Co-host @SquaMatesPod and @AnatomyInsights • He/Him
Dr Steven Allain @stevoallain
4K Followers 3K Following The Pop Punk Herpetologist 🤘@AngliaRuskin, @imperialcollege, and @DICE_Kent alumni. Lover of all #amphibians and #reptiles. #FirstGeninSTEM #Ophidiomycosis
James Van Dyke @JamesUVanDyke
3K Followers 4K Following Biologist studying reproduction and its consequences in vertebrates. Views my own. 🇺🇸 to 🇦🇺 Duduroa and Wiradjuri country
Turtle Survival @TurtleSurvival
5K Followers 2K Following Saving the World’s most Critically Endangered Turtles and Tortoises. #ZeroTurtleExtinctions #DrinkBeerSaveTurtles
Hiral Naik @HiralNaik25
2K Followers 2K Following PhD candidate working on snake ecology & snakebite in South Africa🐍| #HERper 🐸🐢🦎| 🇿🇼🇿🇦 African+Indian| Africa Program Manager:@savethesnakes
Amphibian and Reptile.. @ARC_Bytes
18K Followers 2K Following #Amphibian and #Reptile #Conservation - help us give a voice to the UK's disappearing #frogs, #toads, #newts, #snakes and #lizards. Join #GardenDragonWatch!
Dr Fortunate Mafeta P.. @Green_Darkie
1K Followers 1K Following Postdoc herpetology & ethnoherpetology. Author of Bilingual Guide to the Frogs of Zululand. Wildlife TV Producer. Multiple awards for inclusive science.
Bangor Herpetology @BangorHerps
971 Followers 379 Following #Herpetology @BangorUni - for students and anyone interested. Degree info: https://t.co/fS1Rs8uHZu Tweets by @wolfgangwuster. Not an official Bangor Uni account.
Dr. Maik Damm 🐍 @DammMaik
1K Followers 1K Following All about Snakes and Venoms 🐍 Mass Spec & Venom researcher. Founder of 🎙 #VenomWednesday and 📰 #TheWeeklySerpent. TU Berlin Alumni
Collie Ennis 🕷🐸 @collieennis
14K Followers 3K Following Owner/Co host of @CritterShedPod. Science officer for @HerpSocIreland. Zoology research associate @TCD_NatSci. Security officer TCD. Angler. Pugilist. Nerd.
Darren Naish @TetZoo
49K Followers 11K Following Zoologist, author Dr Darren Naish | Dinosaurs animals evolution | Books: DinosaursHTLE - All Yesterdays - DINOPEDIA. PREHISTORIC PLANET lead consultant AppleTV+
Dr. Jonathan Kolby @MyFrogCroaked
19K Followers 7K Following @Smithsonian #OneHealth Scientist• @NatGeo Explorer• #WTQuiz •Former @USFWS @CITES #WildlifeTrade Expert• @HondurasARCC FROG Rescue|@JCU PhD-Chytrid/Ranavirus
Endangered Wildlife T.. @TheEWT
12K Followers 346 Following The EWT is driven by passionate and dedicated conservationists working across southern and East Africa to save species, conserve habitats, and benefit people.
British Herpetologica.. @BritishHerpSoc
2K Followers 366 Following The British Herpetological Society is one of the oldest and most prestigious societies of its kind in the world, founded in 1947. Follow us to find out more!
Eli Greenbaum @EliGreenbaumPhD
8K Followers 8K Following Professor, @NatGeo Explorer, #Herpetology, #DRCongo, Director @utepbc, author of Emerald Labyrinth https://t.co/O4awUYSe9P
Dr. Sinlan Poo (Sheil.. @SinlanPoo
470 Followers 497 Following Curator of Research @MemphisZoo | Adjunct Research Faculty @ArkansasState | Co-lead: Global Women in Herpetology @GlobalWomenHerp & ZooMu Initiative (she/her)
Euan @EuanGenevier
19 Followers 34 Following
NWU Unit for Environm.. @NWU_UESM
182 Followers 136 Following Access all our social media accounts and links here: https://t.co/9fSPAIYPEp
Herps & Friends @ NWU @NWU_AACRG
177 Followers 192 Following African Amphibian Conservation Research Group @theNWU | 20 years of researching everything frogs & reptiles | Est '02 by Louis du Preez
Rodgers Lab @rodgers_lab
244 Followers 273 Following The Rodgers Lab performs cutting-edge research in the field of conservation and comparative physiology. Based @UCNZbiology. Views are my own.
The Conservation Symp.. @conservationsym
748 Followers 659 Following The Conservation Symposium facilitates the development and exchange of ideas and lessons pertaining to contemporary conservation issues in southern Africa.
EZEMVELO KZNWildlife @EZEMVELOKZNWild
4K Followers 216 Following Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife - is entrusted with the long-term conservation of the regions rich biodiversity for the people of South Africa. #LetsGoKZNWild
KZN Wildlife Watch @yvetteehlers
130 Followers 296 Following South African born ecologist and honorary researcher @ the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Snake Safety Zambia�.. @zambiansnakes
441 Followers 130 Following Snake Safety and snakebite management Consultants in Zambia! #snake #snakebite #africansnakebite
Bill Bateman @Acanthoplus
2K Followers 2K Following Behavioural ecologist; herpetology, urban ecology, conservation, eDNA etc.. Curtin University, Noongar boodja, Perth, Australia.
National Geographic @NatGeo
29.2M Followers 192 Following Taking our understanding and awareness of the world further for more than 135 years
Sarah 🐍 @STatuumm
2K Followers 705 Following “The message is simple: love and conserve our wildlife” - Steve Irwin 🐍🐢🦎🐊 | Black Lives Matter | ATL | GA insta: saraahtatuum
Lori Neuman-Lee, PhD @CheloniaGirl
3K Followers 4K Following Assistant Prof at Arkansas State University. Fascinated by immune and endocrine interactions in herps, especially under stress. Views my own. she/her #HERper
Damian Lettoof @LettsGetSnakes
3K Followers 1K Following CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellow researching the impact of PFAS and legacy metals on frogs, using an ‘omics and systems biology approach. All views are my own.
Dan Eatherley @DanEatherley
3K Followers 3K Following Invasive Aliens. A Sunday Times Book of the Year. Order today! https://t.co/7TCWjDLhOg
NISC (Pty) Ltd @NISC_Pub
520 Followers 718 Following Academic publishers of bibliographic databases, scientific journals and scholarly books, NISC South Africa is your gateway to global e-information
Herp Research @HerpResearch
4K Followers 1K Following Bringing together the herpetological research community. News, events, contacts, institutions, jobs, guidelines, funding and #HerpSci. Curated by @reptile_rob
Jody Barends, PhD @Jodez999
122 Followers 130 Following Herpetologist from the University of the Western Cape
courtney cook @apicomplexan
35 Followers 43 Following
The Snakebite Foundat.. @ASFsnakebites
1K Followers 331 Following The Asclepius Snakebite Foundation is an international non-profit dedicated to reducing the death and disability caused by snakebite envenoming worldwide.
snakesofsa @snakesofsa
47 Followers 12 Following ♥️ A showcase of the best Southern African snake photos on Instagram. #️⃣ Tag your Instagram photos with #snakesofsa to be featured.
Herp Nation @HerpNation
4K Followers 13 Following Promoting herpetology through support of the scientific process.
National Centre for R.. @NCRWReptile
178 Followers 34 Following A purpose-built reptile rehoming centre and educational centre. A joint project by The Pet Charity and REPTA, in partnership with Hadlow College. 🐍🦎🐸🕷
Herpetological Journa.. @HerpJournal
1K Followers 106 Following The Herpetological Journal is the international peer-reviewed journal of @BritishHerpSoc. Papers are published quarterly on all aspects of herpetology.
Dragon Lab UQ @Dragons_Lab
433 Followers 407 Following A research lab lead by Associate Professor Celine Frere at UQ. This account is managed by her staff and students collectively.
Curtin University Beh.. @Curtin_CUBE
594 Followers 654 Following Researchers and students @CurtinUni studying behavioural #Ecology of animals. @Acanthoplus
Dr Simon Pooley @s_pooley
2K Followers 720 Following Conservationist Historian, Lambert Lecturer in Environment (Applied Herpetology) Crocodiles & Human-WL Coexistence. My views.
ICCS @ICCS_updates
8K Followers 985 Following Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science - combining social and #ecological research to address key issues in #conservation.
ConservationOptimism @ConservOptimism
15K Followers 4K Following Sharing #conservationoptimism via stories of hope & resources for empowerment! 🌍 A global community supported by @UniofOxford , @synchearth & @whitleyawards.
Dr. Julia Riley @jr4science
4K Followers 2K Following Integrative Ecologist & Herpetologist | Assistant Professor @MTABiology | #ScalySociality #HERper #DiversityInSTEM | she/her
Cora Sabriel Stobie @coraamoore
2K Followers 641 Following Herpetologist and evolutionary biologist. Avid Magic: The Gathering enthusiast. MTG Judge L2. She/fae/they || 🦊🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇿🇦 Pfp by @deathamaranth (●'◡'●)
Anthony Herrel @AnthonyHerrel
950 Followers 506 Following Researcher in comparative anatomy and functional morphology.
The Lizard Lab @lizard_lab
3K Followers 1K Following We are a research lab investigating behaviour, ecology & evolution of lizards. Tweets by Martin Whiting. See web page for research, lab members, photos, blog.
Nicholas Wu @NicholasWuNZ
3K Followers 2K Following Ecophysiology, herpetology, functional morphology, macroecology, meta-analysis, data viz, all manner of things. Kiwi postdoc 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇹🇼
Matt Greenlees @aus_herp
2K Followers 1K Following Ecology. Herpetology. Cane Toads. About sums it up. Lecturer @CharlesSturtUni Port Macquarie | Honorary Research Fellow @MQBiology | Research Associate @austmus
Kari Soennichsen @KariSoennichsen
1K Followers 1K Following 🇩🇪🇨🇦 🦎 PhD candidate focused on pathogen detection and frog conservation. goanna girl. outdoor, adventure & sports addict. she/her #HERper #womeninSTEM
Wolfgang Wüster 🐍.. @wolfgangwuster
2K Followers 714 Following Private Account. All views strictly my own.
Dr Eric Nordberg 🦎.. @ericjnordberg
2K Followers 1K Following Wildlife ecologist & reptile nerd | Senior Lecturer @ERS_UNE | Head of Reptile Ecology & Environmental Disturbance Lab | #PennStateAlum #MTSUAlum #JamesCookAlum
Rob Gandola @RobGandola
1K Followers 646 Following Herpetologist | Senior Science Officer @herpsocireland | Wildlife Consultant | IUCN-CSG member | occasional TV presenter 🇮🇪
The HSI @HerpSocIreland
4K Followers 1K Following The Herpetological Society of Ireland: Advancing awareness of #herpetology issues in Ireland and further afield. #SciComm #Reptiles #Amphibians #ConservationThe Zambian Ministry of Health has purchased a large amount of PANAF Premium antivenom. Another sign that snakebite in Zambia is starting to get attention!
Congratulations to Prof Louis du Preez and Mr Willie Landman for releasing another book publication - Polystomatid Flatworms! You make us proud! More info: bit.ly/3tY0Xkr @theNWU #polystomatid #flatworms #parasites #frogs #amphibians
great example of the benefits of snakes in ag systems
Big news. Prof Shine etal have scientifically proven the 100s of millions of $ (just in 1 region) saved by farmers choosing to keep mice-eating snakes around rather than killing the helpful snakes, contrasted w/ the very small risk of snakebite for farmers tinyurl.com/yp87xksb
It's 2024, which means it's time for a New Year's Resolution! Empower yourself to safely and professionally work with venomous snakes by joining Save The Snakes at our next Venomous Snake Training Course. Next courses are scheduled in February and April. savethesnakes.org/training
Happy New Year, everyone! Hope 2024 is off to a flying start! It is for the @HHL_nwu at the @NWU_UESM with student @luly_berrie exciting first-author publication fresh off the press, which you can find here. hindawi.com/journals/ijmic…
It's the first #FrogFriday of 2024! To celebrate, I'm sharing a photo of Leptobrachium montanum from Mount Kinabalu, taken in 2016. They were one of my favourite species to encounter, just look at that camouflage! #Herpetology #Amphibians #Frogs
One of southern Africa's most stunning lizards. The Augrabies flat lizard (males) (Platysaurus broadleyi). Augrabies Falls National Park #reptiles #HAA #conservationoptimism #LiveYourWild #WildBackyard #SANParksWildSummer #AugrabiesFallsNationalPark #VisitNorthernCape #lizards
Check out our new paper on genomics of venomous snakes!🐍🧬 We propose an unexpected phylogenomic relationship for the genus Cerastes using ddRAD! This is a really nice and collaborative project between @IBE_Barcelona and @CIBIO_InBIO @CarranzaLab @PhenEvol 📷 @adriantalaver
Male boomslang (Dispholidus typus) I had the good fortune of sampling earlier this week, and then released in a protected green area far from people, all under permit. #HAA #Snake #Snakes #Wednesdayvibe #conservation #SaveTheSnakes #SnakesofAfrica #Africa #conservationoptimism
Small World: Years ago @SteveBackshall was in Ireland to film grey seals, and my parents @BrendanPriceSea helped. By mad coincidence, Steve was in South Africa and his crew contacted me for an interview. When I told Steve he was so kind to invite Mum and Dad to his Dublin show!
I'm stoked to have come 2nd and 3rd respectively in two different photography categories in this year's @NWU_UESM photography competition. Big congratulations to all the other excellent participants
The ENVIRA Summer Edition has just been released! Link to ENVIRA Summer Edition 2023: natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/sites/natural-… Link to all the previous editions: natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environme… @theNWU @NWU_WRG @NWU_AACRG @NWU_FNAS @FERG_NWU
Watching Nile Monitors hatch recently, from an egg-bound female we rescued, was an extremely special experience. Full story: m.facebook.com/story.php?stor… #Varanus #Durban #KZN #SouthAfrica #Reptiles #Herpetology #animals #lizards #wildlifephotography #wildlife #babyanimals #nature
A few more pics of the hatchling Nile Monitor Lizards I posted about yesterday. Incredibly cute little reptiles! Each one was measured & weighed by @EuanGenevier #Reptiles #Varanus #Herpetology #Durban #KZN #SouthAfrica #Conservation #wildlifeWednesday #wildlife #Lizards #Africa
Dr. Camila Ferrara is our #GWHauthor of the week! She is an aquatic #turtle specialist with the #Brazil Program of @TheWCS . Ferrara has a veterinary degree and has focused her research career on the #behavior and ecology of turtles, #tortoises, and terrapins 🐢#womenherpers
Perhaps unsurprisingly things are moving fast. Today I received an email from Turnitin stating that they will soon launch a trial of their AI detection tool. Do you think they can do it?
Our wonderful author representing Zimbabwe, Hiral Naik, and the #GWHbook were featured in an article on the Wits University website! We are so proud of all our amazing authors that made this project possible. 💚🐍 #herpetology #HERper #GlobalWomenInHerpetology
Cool little study on the association between the distribution of Cape Cobras of different colours and climatic variables. Myself and my coauthor found that these snakes potentially conform to the thermal melanism hypothesis. tandfonline.com/eprint/87AIGHU…
I, @Green_Darkie, and the herp in practice class of the @NWU_UESM had the good fortune to photograph some stunning Wahlberg's velvet gecko (Homopholis wahlbergii) on a field trip to Lajuma Limpopo province. #HAA #gecko #lizards #MondayMotivation #conservationoptimism
Our Monogenean flatworm A-team at the 9th International Symposium on Monogenea recently held at University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Beautiful female common flap-neck chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis dilepis). Myself, @Green_Darkie, and the herp in practice class of @NWU_UESM had the good fortune of spending time with this lovely little lizard in Lajuma Limpopo province. #HAA #conservationoptimism #SouthAfrica
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