Houston Chandler

#PhD Candidate at Virginia Tech studying salamanders • #Science Director for @oriannesociety • Reptile & amphibian #conservation • World Traveler • #Hokie4life

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

Who would have thought you can detect snake DNA in sand?

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

We started a new project, investigating the possibility of environmental DNA as a means of detecting indigo snakes in the field. In Fieldnotes, Ben gives describes how we’ll test our results against other indigo snake survey methods.

Watch Fieldnotes:
https://t.co/MrUArLapoW

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

Excited to continue working on spotted turtle conservation!

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

This spring our Science Initiative will begin working on a new project aimed at addressing key challenges to #SpottedTurtle #conservation in the southeastern U.S. This effort is being funded by a $1,000,000 Competitive State Wildlife Grant that was awarded last year.

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

Herpetology job!

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

Join our team as an Associate Conservation Scientist!
Seeking a passionate individual to work on research projects in the southeastern U.S. Your expertise will be pivotal in designing and executing projects for Spotted and Eastern Box Turtle conservation.
https://t.co/B2mJ7QpIrq

[Emily Taylor @snakeymama]

Behold Jabba the Particularly Giant California Giant Salamander! This beast was likely suffering from dropsy for some reason. I find the poor thing gigantically adorable.

📷 Jaeda Chin

[Ben Stegenga @Stegenga]

I'm excited to have several of my photo prints in this year's @OrianneSociety Giving Tuesday raffle. Each photo showcases a species native to our imperiled longleaf pine ecosystems. Follow link for full print/prize list. Ticket sales end tonight at 9pm! https://t.co/KrA4HWEdDT

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

#JoinOurTeam! We are looking to hire a seasonal technician to work on multiple research projects focused on the imperiled Eastern Indigo Snake in southern Georgia. Now accepting applications! Please visit the #Careers page on our website to apply today: https://t.co/B2mJ7QpIrq

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

@JoePlant2021 More likely to be diamondbacks on this property. Plenty of other snake diversity too.

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

#WorldSnakeDay

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

@KyHoopFan Rough green snake. They turn blue when they die.

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

@USJRB Eastern indigo from Georgia

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

Had a great time at #JMIH23. Got to talk to a lot of people about flatwoods salamander conservation.

[Freshwater Science @BenthosNews]

SFS is dismayed by today's Supreme Court Ruling regarding Waters of the United States. This decision is scientifically indefensible. Read our full statement #SCOTUS #WOTUS https://t.co/pRhOxeUuNJ

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

Absolute dinosaur caught on our Herpetology field trip today. Students were really excited to see a snapping #turtle this big up close. Cool to have an animal like this thriving on the @virginia_tech campus. @vt_cnre

[Ben Stegenga @Stegenga]

2023 Spotted Turtle population monitoring is underway, and it's great to see some of our marked juveniles survived another year. I'm also taking Eastern Mud Turtle data, which means many attempts have been made on my life this week. I'm happy to report only minimal bloodshed.

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

Check out the rattle on this Eastern Diamondback! This large adult female had 17 rattle segments, which is one of the largest rattles we've ever seen on a wild snake. Snakes frequently gain and lose segments, so contrary to a popular belief, you cannot age a #snake by its rattle.

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

Green Treefrog perched on a branch observing the prescribed fire in the background.

#Orianne #CalebGoldsmith #LongleafStewardshipCenter #LightingaMatch #goodfire #prescribedfire #longleafpine #rxburn #controlledburn #burnboss #driptorch #conservation

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

Had a great time at #SEPARC2023. Nice to see so many friends and hear all about the great conservation work happening in the southeast.

[ASIH @IchsAndHerps]

The JMIH 2023 (#JMIH23) Meeting Site is now open and ready to take abstracts https://t.co/lYjVdi8LDT

JMIH is the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and includes the Annual Meeting of the @IchsAndHerps

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

Well I’ve gotten down to 6 minutes and now trying to decide what I can take out and still tell a coherent story 😭

[Houston Chandler @TheSnakeDude]

Working on my #SEPARC2023 talk this morning and getting a full research talk down to 5 minutes is not at all practical. Takes 5 minutes to just introduce the study.