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Tracy Karplus

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Live on YouTube: Venomous Snakes with Dr. Chris Jenkins

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • May 8, 2025
Join Dr. Chris Jenkins for a thrilling live YouTube presentation on the world of venomous snakes! These often-misunderstood reptiles play a vital role in ecosystems around the world.
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Live on YouTube: Wild Hope for Gopher Tortoises

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • April 15, 2025
Views:118 views https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNheaLmDdJA Dr. Chris Jenkins was recently live on YouTube, diving into the world of Gopher Tortoise…
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Patagonian Lancehead

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • April 3, 2025
Patagonian Lancehead (Bothrops ammodytoides) is Argentina’s only endemic viper and the southernmost-ranging snake species in the world.
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Scarlet Kingsnake basking on a charred log, recently burned longleaf pine landscape in the background.
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Scarlet Kingsnake

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • March 6, 2025
Views:325 views “The month of March comes with a few certainties in the southeastern United States. Winter will…
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Selangor Mud Snake

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • February 14, 2025
Views:2,489 views “As a budding herpetologist, my adventures have taken me all over Southeast Asia in search of…
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Thumbnail for Detecting Rare Snakes With Environmental DNA. Pictured, Eastern Indigo Snake on longleaf pine sandhill.
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Detecting Rare Snakes Using Environmental DNA (eDNA)

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • January 13, 2025
Discover a groundbreaking method for detecting federally threatened Eastern Indigo Snakes using environmental DNA (eDNA). Learn how this innovative approach enhances monitoring and conservation of this elusive species, paving the way for more effective habitat management.
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California Newt

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • January 9, 2025
Views:455 views “Photographing the activity of amphibians and reptiles underwater has become a huge interest of mine over…
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Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • December 15, 2024
Views:227 views “With in-situ images I tend to look for wide-angle compositions, a kind of herp photography that’s…
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