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Tracy Karplus

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Smooth Knob-Tailed Gecko

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • June 13, 2022
On a warm, humid November night whilst herping alone in Western New South Wales, Australia, I was fortunate enough to encounter one of Australia’s most unique gecko species…
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Our Campaign Has Begun!

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • May 20, 2022
Views:110 views Now is your chance to double your support for amphibian and reptile conservation – see our…
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Houston Chandler quoted in National Geographic

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • May 13, 2022
Houston Chandler, our Director of Science, was quoted in a National Geographic article on predators.  He talks a little bit about how Eastern Indigo Snakes prey on venomous snakes…
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Sumatra Pit Viper

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • May 10, 2022
Views:246 views “I took this photo a couple of years ago in Sabah (Borneo). My friend Chun and…
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Black-tailed Rattlesnake

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • April 12, 2022
Views:21 views Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus) coiled in ambush in a desert wash. – Saunders Drukker Beautifully patterned…
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Banded Rock Rattlesnake

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • March 9, 2022
This month’s image comes from Jonathon Bolton – a Banded Rock Rattlesnake from SE Arizona.
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Ben Stegenga on So Much Pingle, A Herpetology Podcast

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • February 23, 2022
Views:23 views Ben Stegenga is interviewed about his work and Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtles on Episode 57 of…
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Kiley Briggs featured in the Rutland Herald

  • ByTracy Karplus
  • February 1, 2022
Sarah Galbraith, correspondent for the Rutland Herald, features Kiley Briggs in an in-depth interview about Wood Turtles and riparian habitat restoration in this week’s article, “Staying Above Water.”
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