Dr. Daniel Natusch

Herpetologist, Wildlife Biologist, Conservation Scientist and general rapscallion. Chair, IUCN SSC Snake Specialist Group. All views my own 🐍

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@Cshepherd7R @NatureNeedsMore @CITES @sslieberman 🥰

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@DanChallender @Bill_Sutherland The sort of questions you'd only ask in Britain. Give me a break...

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@InvasionEcology Seriously? If this is true, then we are truly fucked. I didn't read the paper, but is this not an artefact of there being a greater number of male scientists? I would assume the study accounted for that, but good, citable, science is good science regardless of gender. Bizaree..

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@IUCN_SSG @IUCN I wouldn't trust this guy... :P

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Another @IUCN Snake Specialist Group members highlight! Check out what @FaunaFloraInt gets up to 👇!

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Members highlight! Here's what @eco_jolly gets up to!

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Members highlight! Check out what our @IUCN Snake Specialist Group member, María, gets up to!

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Because all native snakes are special and important in their own way, this week we'd like to turn your attention to a lesser known, nearly completely unstudied group of non-venomous snakes, lovingly called 'patchies' b/c of their big schnozy scale on their snout. Fast snakes! 😍

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@hollieboothie @CefasGovUK @OxfordBiology @ipbofficial @brin_indonesia @kkpgoid @KebersamaanLaut @UKBCFs @Joanna_M_Murray @Sophy_Phillips @said_takiya @ichsan0001 @saveourseas Wonderful job. I know how much goes into pulling off these types of hands-on, small-scale, workshops over a vast geography like Indonesia. But they are of such huge value. Keep it up!

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@pgkeil @hyenachow @RowdyBengsen @ange_cass @danycelermajer @InhumanNigel @ncushing12 @r_gov11 @catie_gressier @visualplague @OGormanEmily @totheeast @LibbydeQ Congratulations, @pgkeil !

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Happy World Snake Day, Everyone! @IUCN_SSG

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Happy #WorldSnakeDay, everyone! Here's our 2minute video highlighting the wonderful work our Snake Specialist Group members do around the world. Video, click here: https://t.co/S9RPC5VADs

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@festa_bianchet Yes

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@Uncle_Maddog @LettsGetSnakes mum...?

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Snakes are simply amazing. 'Flicker-fusion effect’ is utilised by many. The high-contrast pattern blurs at speed, especially in low light, concealing a prey's appearance to predators, reducing the chances of initial detection. Here are some examples from around the world 😍.

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@RachelNuwer this is a terrific article that sheds light on a complex and emotive issue in a balanced way. Thank you and congratulations.

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This week, we're highlighting one of the many highly-evolved adaptations that enable snakes to survive in many environments across the world. This little stunner of a snake 😍 is from Arizona, USA.

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Another regional meeting for our @IUCN Snake Specialist Group! We discussed upcoming conferences, priority snake species for research, updates for conservation listing of species, discussed new membership, and connected people with experts on the ground in the field.

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@AmyDickman4 @RileyTChiweenie Amy. You're amazing, and I admire you every day for the thankless job you do trying to educate people on difficult topics like this. Who'd have known advocating the truth, to help both people and animals, would result in such vile personal insults. Don't listen to 'em. You rock!

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This Black-collared Snake (Drepanoides anomalus) from Peru is undeniably pretty. Agreed?
Snakes are pretty important too, being predators and prey in functioning ecosystems, helping cycle nutrients, and keeping vermin populations in check.