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So Much Pingle

Herpetology podcast – interviews and discussions about amphibians and reptiles with experts in the field.

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Episode 21: From Mexico with Love: A Conversation...

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2020/10/25

Hello everyone and welcome to Episode Twenty One! I recorded a bunch of material while in Mexico back in September, including this episode with Shaun, Jeni, and Brandon Vought. I recorded our interview at the Casa Juarez bed and breakfast in La Paz (an excellent place operated by a lovely Italian couple), where we stayed before visiting Isla Cerralvo just off the coast. Herping families are a fairly common thing now, which I think is pretty cool, and so I was happy to get the Voughts talking

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Episode 20: Crackin’ Foxy with Steve Marks

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2020/10/18

Howdy herpsters! And welcome to Episode Twenty! My guest is Steve Marks from Windsor, Ontario. And at left we see composite photos of Steve engaged in tracking fox snakes. Steve and I have been buddies for a long while now, and I am happy to get him on the show and talking about his projects and passions, which are often one and the same thing. One of the things we talked about is the Herb Gray Eco-Highway conservation project which Steve has been a part of for many years. The man has taken a

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Episode 19: Ending the Hiatus with Dr. Alex Krohn

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2020/10/11

Hello everyone and welcome back to the show! After a few weeks off, here we go with Episode Nineteen, which features Dr. Alex Krohn. Alex and I have been friends for a decade, and we have visited some exotic places, and had many an interesting conversation, so I am happy to have one more conversation to share with you! Alex is the assistant director of the Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I took the photo of Alex, his wife Allie, and their

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Episode 18: A Campfire Chat with Mike Cravens

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2020/09/14

Hi everyone and welcome! For Episode Eighteen, we travel to Arizona to talk with Michael Cravens. Mike and I go waaaay back, and we've spent time in the field together in a number of cool places, and had a number of interesting conversations around various campfires (hence the episode title). Mike and his wife Mary are from Missouri but have lived out in AZ for a number of years now, and it was good for me to chat with my old friend and catch up. Along with talking herps, I also heard about

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Episode 17: Toadally Priya: A Conversation with...

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2020/09/06

Hello everyone and welcome! Episode Seventeen features my conversation with Priya Nanjappa (photo courtesy of Kevin Urbanek). Among other things, Priya spent ten years with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and served as the state agencies coordinator for Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC), and she currently serves as one of the commissioners on the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission. During our conversation, we got into the nuts and bolts of wildlife

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Episode 16: The Mayor of New River: A Conversation...

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2020/08/30

Hello again everyone, and welcome to Episode Sixteen! I've been having a conversation with Daniel Dye for more than a decade, and for this segment, microphones were put into play! Along with amphibians and reptiles, Daniel also has a great deal of knowledge and experience with insects, spiders, and other invertebrates, and fortunately for all of us, he's crafty with a camera, and so there are a number of venues where you can check out his work. We didn't cover it in the interview, but Daniel is

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Episode 15: More with Justin Elden

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2020/08/23

Hello again everyone, here is Episode Fifteen, the second part of my conversation with Justin Elden on this Sunday double-fun day. The main thrust of our conversation is Justin's work in Guatemala with the Highlands and Islands Conservatory, which is centered around the pictured Guatemalan pit viper, Bothriechis aurifer, but of course includes other herps and more importantly, their habitats. And of course, we wandered off topic, but in ways you'll appreciate! Justin and his associates put in a

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Episode 14: Zootopia: A Conversation with Justin Elden

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2020/08/23

Hey there herpsters, it's Episode Fourteen! What shall we talk about? Let's ask the triumphant dude on the left, the one with the little viper in a tube. That's Justin Elden, the viper is Armenian (Montivipera raddei), and guess where they are? In this episode, I talk with Justin about his involvement with the St. Louis Zoo's mountain viper conservation project, (be sure to check out the link for more info and cool photos). Justin and I both grew up in the St. Louis area, and we had a lot to

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Episode 13: Watch the Skies with Josh Wallace

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2020/08/16

Hello everyone, and welcome to Episode Thirteen! Lucky! We're talking about herps, herp trips, photography, and the overall coolness of the cosmos with Josh Wallace. We've been to some places, and we've seen some things.....Josh also brings a strong herp meme game to social media, and we talk about that, and much, much more. The fantastic photo at top left is representative of Josh's astroscape work with a camera. Think about it, folks - while you're tucked snug in your beds, Josh is slapping

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Episode 12: @snakeymama: A Conversation with Dr....

So Much Pingle ·

2020/08/09

Welcome to Episode Twelve! In this installment, I talk with Dr. Emily Taylor, professor of biological sciences at Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University), and we cover a number of topics, including rattlesnakes and leopard lizards. Dr. Taylor is pursuing some fascinating lines of research and her passion for her work comes shining through. Now this episode comes with some homework - I want you all to read "Squirrels vs Rattlesnakes", an article Dr. Taylor posted to medium.com just a

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Episode 11: Colorado Herp Survey with Tim and Hunter

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2020/08/02

Hi folks! For Episode Eleven, we have an interview that I recorded last month, on location in eastern Colorado, with Tim Warfel and Hunter Johnson. The main thrust of our conversation was the recently concluded COPARC Otero County herp survey, and we managed to cover a few other topics as well. This was the eighth Otero survey and I was happy to participate, and to hang out with a lot of Colorado herpers. We found some pretty cool herps as well. In photo left is Ryan and Cambria Borgmann.

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Episode 10: SmetLogik: A Conversation with Rob Kreutzer

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2020/07/26

Hello again everyone! Welcome to Episode Ten! I like that double-digit number. For this episode, we're talking with Rob Kreutzer, AKA SmetLogik, a YouTube content creator par excellence when it comes to documenting herps and herp adventures. Rob, Jennifer and Nick Kreutzer recently relocated from the Denver area to Tucson, Arizona, and I caught up with Rob a few weeks ago in their new home. I really like Rob's approach to the herp vid medium - he's got a great sense of style and flair, as does

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Episode 9: The Life Aquatic with Matt Sullivan

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2020/07/19

Hello everyone! Episode Nine finds us both in and out of the water with photographer/herper Matt Sullivan. Two shows in a row where we dip ourselves in the drink to visit with fascinating creatures! We'll have time to dry off before our next installment, but for the moment, we'll talk with Matt about his experiences photographing both herps and cool aqua-creatures. Matt's underwater camera housing is featured in photo left - an awesome rig. Matt's photography portfolio page is 9 Miles North

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Episode 8: Helping the Hellbender

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2020/07/12

Hello everyone! For Episode Eight, we take a deep breath and submerge ourselves into the world of the Hellbender via a conversation with Nick Burgmeier. When it comes to cryptobranchids (hellbenders are in the family Cryptobranchidae, along with the Chinese and Japanese giant salamanders), Nick is a subject matter expert. I enjoyed talking with Nick on the subject, especially since he and his colleagues have made great progress in protecting Indiana hellbenders. Nick is featured in the photo at

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Episode 7: A Conversation with Bob Ferguson

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2020/07/05

Hello again everyone! Episode Seven features a conversation I had with Bob Ferguson, recorded in the New Jersey Pine Barrens last month. I got to spend some time in the field with Bob and he was nice enough to spend an hour or so putting down the interview. In the photo, Bob is on the left with me and Nate Nazdrowicz, taken at Snake Road in southern Illinois (back in the days when we could be in close proximity). In our conversation we talked about herping in both local and exotic locations,

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Episode 6: Origin Stories

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2020/06/28

Hello everyone! Here in Episode Six we're trying something a little different - we're talking about origin stories. How did YOU come into the world of amphibians and reptiles? Everyone has a story, and on this show we've got five people telling us about theirs. Four of the interviews were recorded in Peru in January 2020, and one just a few weeks ago. Some of these folks I met for the first time in Peru, and the rest I've known for some time. Jill Rials is from Mesa, Arizona, and the critter

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Episode 5: From the Golden Age of Snake Hunting

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2020/06/21

Hello everyone, and welcome to Episode Five! In this episode I talk with Peter Mooney, a birder, world traveler, and herper from the era when it was called "snake hunting". A New Jersey native, Mr. Mooney served his country in Vietnam, and afterwards he spent time in teaching school in Jasper County, South Carolina. Along the way he knew many of the old-school east coast herpers. I've spent time with Pete in Peru and in Cuba (he's on the far left in the photo, taken in Havana) and I've gotten to

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Episode 4: Rattlesnake Relocation

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2020/06/17

Hello everyone, and welcome to Episode Four! My apologies for being a few days late, I was doing some out-of-state herping. In New Jersey. And it was great! But that's another story for another time. Back in January, I interviewed Bryan Hughes in the Peruvian Amazon, during a bit of afternoon downtime. Brian and his wife Liz own and operate Rattlesnake Solutions, a Phoenix / Tucson company specializing in rattlesnake removal, and in techniques to keep rattlers away from homes and businesses.

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Episode 3: The Episode of the Bushmaster

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2020/06/07

Hello again everyone! Thanks so much for your support, and your kind comments and messages! Much appreciated. This is the Episode of the Bushmaster! This past January I sat down with Matt Cage in my tambo (AKA jungle hut) and we chatted about bushmasters (known locally as "shushupes". This photo is an in situ shot of the first bushmaster that Matt and I found in 2013. Since then we've paid attention to the habitat and weather preferences for this serpent, and have learned how to find shushupes

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Episode 2: The Python Problem

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2020/05/30

Hello everyone and welcome back! For Episode 2: The Python Problem, I chat with Mike Rochford, who certainly has a unique perspective on the issue of Burmese pythons in the Everglades, and elsewhere in Florida. I interviewed Mike back in January of 2020, and along with the skinny on Python bivittatus, he was kind enough to provide me with this photo, taken in Florida. Burms are awesome serpents, and it's not their fault that they are where they are - the photo speaks more to human folly than

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