Sneak peak of some cool parasites the @NWU_WRG parasitologists are discovering here at Tsitsikamma while trying to see if MPAs do protect our hidden diversity. First up some dancing ergasilid copepods on the gills of the endemic South African mullet!! @Linda_vd_Spuy
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...until your prey item uses you as a hiding place.
At our Turtle Survival Center in South Carolina we feed a well-balanced diet to the turtles and tortoises there. For this young Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) that...
Snake Season is back tonight 😎 😁🐍
Tonight's episode features two exciting yet challenging Black Mamba rescues!
Tune in at 6PM on the People's Weather Channel (180) on DSTV!
Repeat at 9PM and 10AM tomorrow morning.
#snakes#Durban#southafrica#conservation#africa#wildlife
On Snake Season tonight, Johan Marais, of the African Snakebite Institute, will be talking to us about snakebite & venom, with an interesting demonstration.
We'll also be learning about a rarely seen snake, and, of course there will be mamba rescues!
#SnakeSeason#Durban#KZN
Did you know that #Pythons and #Boas have vestigial remnants of legs called pelvic spurs and femoral bones?! Check out this cool video! CT scanning is a great tool to study #biodiversity and #herpetology. Great visualization by @RamonSN@UMichEEB!
SNAKE SEASON
Starts 7 September at 18:00.
Don't miss SNAKE SEASON a wildlife series of snake capture, rescue and release on People°sWeather this spring. Featuring a world renowned snake handler and conservationist @NickEvansKZN from KwaZulu-Natal.
#SnakeSeason
One of the longest Green Mambas I have rescued, at a construction site on the North Coast last week.
A 2m male which construction workers were protective of thankfully!
Unfortunately, Mambas here have had to deal with their habitat being destroyed recently.
#conservation#snake