Whit Gibbons, Herpetologist and Author
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TALKS CAN OFFER SURPRISES Having live animals as props is an effective way to get an audience’s attention. When I was at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Lab, we used live specimens in our presentations whenever … Continued
HAVING LOTS OF SPIDERS AROUND IS A GOOD SIGN Last week during a walk through the woods I ended up with spiderwebs in my hair, on my face and on my shirt. I managed to avoid a few webs because … Continued
WHAT’S YOUR BLOOMING HURRY, BUD? This recycled column, about a surprising plant performance, was one of my mother’s favorites. I was visiting my sister in Tuscaloosa, and as we prepared to sit down for the evening meal, a next-door … Continued
AUTUMN IS WHEN WE HAVE THE MOST SNAKES Snakes are a hallmark of healthy habitats. And throughout the country, most habitats have more snakes present in early fall than at any other time of the year, even spring. The explanation … Continued
PLANTS CAN DISPLAY UNUSUAL TRAITS Though few plants would make good action videos on a nature show, that doesn’t mean plants are uninteresting. The carnivorous ones are certainly intriguing, whether they capture their prey, usually insects, by passive entrapment like … Continued