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Ophidiophilia: July 2013
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Guest post by Ashley Ventimiglia, a student in my spring 2013 herpetology class). There has always been something magical and mysterious about reptiles. They occur. Throughout cultures in ancient stories and tales about creationism. The dueling images of good. And evil always have some sort of connection to reptiles, especially when it comes to scary or. Evil depictions. However, in the lore of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures, reptiles are symbols. Egypt: Apep the Serpent-Devil.
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Ophidiophilia: August 2011
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Saturday, August 13, 2011. Rattlesnake Research at Cal Poly. Celebrating 5 fun-filled years of rattlesnake research in the Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory at Cal Poly! In this post, I want to introduce you to some of the cool things we have seen rattlesnakes doing, and to the students who have made it all happen. To anesthetize the snake, it is gassed with isoflurane in a plastic tube (all surgery photos by M. Feldner):. We also insert a Thermochron iButton datalogger, which collects data on...
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Ophidiophilia: October 2011
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011. Has now begun conducting research on rattlesnakes at Vandenberg Air Force Base! This gorgeous area occupies a gigantic swath of land in northern Santa Barbara County. Most of it is pristine, inhabited not by humans but by a motley crew of flora and fauna, including lots of threatened and endangered species. And it is FULL of rattlesnakes- most definitely neither threatened nor endangered. Near the beach there are beautiful dunes:. Whereas for the past six years. Could be the we...
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Laboratories - Biological Sciences Department - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
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33 and 53 Classroom Schedules. College of Science and Mathematics. Faculty Teaching and Research Interests. Scroll down to read about the department's laboratories, or use the links to skip straight to information on a specific lab. Environmental Proteomics Laboratory (EPL). Lab of Organismal and Molecular Evolution (LMOE). Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Lab (PERL). Undergraduate Biotechnology Laboratory (UBL). Biological Sciences Computer Lab. Environmental Proteomics Laboratory (EPL). The lab is hom...
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Ophidiophilia: March 2012
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Saturday, March 10, 2012. Gators gators everywhere but not a snake in sight. I am in the South, people. Do you have any idea how long I have wanted to come here? I want to see alligators. I want to see Eastern Diamondbacked rattlesnakes. I want to see cottonmouths. But I'm here in March! My fond name for our royalty-worthy hotel). Today, I twitched myself out of my seat and zoomed out during a short break, on a serious mission. Must. Find. Gators. I immediately got lost in the labyrinth of chic bungalows...
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Ophidiophilia: December 2013
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Monday, December 9, 2013. Converting Ophidiophobes to Ophidiophiles, One Kid at a Time. I am a scientist. I lead a team of developing scientists (graduate students). One of the most important lessons to teach your graduate students is how to justify your research to the people who ask questions like this. So we often find ourselves asking of the snakes: What's in it for us? We can scream, "Biodiversity is important! Reasons why snakes are important. My hypothesis involves snakes and kids. When kids l...
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Ophidiophilia: April 2012
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Monday, April 2, 2012. The snakes of Chimineas Ranch have made it onto the surface of the journal Brain, Behavior, and Evolution. Behold! It's just so beautiful. Back cover text reads:. A male Northern Pacific rattlesnake (. Crotalus o. oreganus. The paper was published online. The paper can be downloaded here. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. PERL, Cal Poly. Cal Poly Biology website. Life is Short, but Snakes are Long. Strike, Rattle, and Roll. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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Ophidiophilia: July 2011
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Arizona Epic Part 3. We made a serious haul today on trips to Antelope Pass, NM and North Fork, Chiricahhus Mtns, AZ. Check out all the critters. Find of the trip so far: a big, beautiful, yellowish green rat snake (. Found by our wonderful Chef Chip:. Matt showing a mean western hognose snake (. We found a teeny little night snake (. On Portal Rd.:. Alicia checking out a big male Yarrow's spiny lizard (. Check out this incredibly cute neonate short-horned lizard (. In the Chiri...
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Ophidiophilia: April 2010
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010. So Much Snakey Goodness. There are two types of people in this world: those who hate snakes and those who love snakes. If you're in the former group, I strongly suggest that you refrain from walking around rock piles in hills this spring, because you will quickly see something like this:. The wildflowers are out in force at Chimineas right now. So why are we out looking for rattlesnakes anyway? My graduate student Matt is beginning his thesis research studying the effects of trans...
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Field Study Sites and Specimen Collections - Biological Sciences Department - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
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33 and 53 Classroom Schedules. College of Science and Mathematics. Field Study Sites and Specimen Collections. Field Study Sites and Specimen Collections. We offer modern facilities and equipment and are surrounded by a wealth of marine and land field study sites. Scroll down to browse them all, or use these links to skip straight to the information you want:. Cal Poly Pier in Avila Beach. Pier not open to the public.). Above: The Cal Poly Pier. Cal Poly Pier Manager. El Chorro Biological Reserve. El Cho...
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