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Bringing you the recent scientific advancements in the field of Herpetology.

098 Kingsnake Squeeze

Renowned for their habit of eating other snakes, just how do colourful kingsnakes manage to tackle prey almost their own size? We delve into this myst...
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097 Picky Pink Panthers

Chameleons! Specifically Panther Chameleons. We look at the decisions made by female chameleons, what are they looking for in a male chameleon, are th...
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096 Livid Lizards

This time we chat about the mighty Australian dragons of genus Ctenophorus. These little dragons have some serious personality, but how does it affect...
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095 Imps of Darkness

Spraying salt while chilling next to the shoreline –the M.O. of marine iguanas. But how do they cope with the harsh reality of life in 2021, like dram...
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094 Hognose Hodgepodge

Hognose snakes - famous for their funny expressions and death-feigning, but why do Eastern hognoses come in different colours, and are some population...
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093 Tortoise Talk

How social are tortoises? This episode we look at a paper investigating tortoises’ preference for faces, and a second on whether they stick together. ...
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092 Home is Where the Python's at

In this episode we are talking about the life and times of one of the world’s largest snakes - the Burmese python. We compare their movements in their...
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091 Vyper Vyper Biting Bright

In the forests of the night, What immortal pit or eye, Could frame thy venomous symmetry? This episode we look at the biting behaviour, and glowing ta...
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090 Little Snakes in the Big City

Urban snakes - are they more hip than their rural cousins, or do they suffer worse from parasites? We delve into some unexpected outcomes of urban lif...
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089 Flummoxed by Fluorescence

Fluorescing frogs (toadlets) and glowing geckos are topics of discussion this episode. We dig into the whys and ecological context of glowing, but rea...
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