Dr. Tom Major

Biologist, snake specialist.
@Herphighlights podcast.
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[Dr. Tom Major @Thomas_Major]

Our study reveals a new species of hooding and venom-spitting snake from Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands. The Nyanga rinkhals, Hemachatus nyangensis. Sadly, it may already be extinct. 🧵

Open access paper: https://t.co/8CQE8IlZFi

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Legless worm lizards communicate underground via smell, and scientists have just discovered a brand new species.

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In this Patreon-selected double bill we investigate the tricky task of sexing blue-tongued skinks and the strange underworld of olms.

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Crocodiles can hear babies crying, and new research suggests they like it.

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[Dr. Tom Major @Thomas_Major]

@adriawildlife @MadeleineCuff @Albert_HEO @wolfgangwuster Yes it is a well-known behaviour of the species in their native range :)

[Dr. Tom Major @Thomas_Major]

@adriawildlife @Nicola_Bressi Nice find! The noise is the snake rapidly vibrating it's tail as a defence strategy. The ones in the UK seldom do this (I only saw it once despite seeing 50 adult snakes).

[Madeleine Cuff @MadeleineCuff]

A couple of years ago @Albert_HEO & I went snake hunting in Wales, as @Thomas_Major @wolfgangwuster tagged wild snakes in Colwyn Bay

Great to see their findings & learn how these friendly snakes are surviving in the U.K.

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In ep 210 we chat box turtle personality and Ben gets hyped about a new toad species.

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Big news! The King Cobra taxonomy has been revised: https://t.co/fgnbds51D7. We will of course be chatting about the changes in an upcoming Species of the Bi-week segment. To whet your appetite, here is a new King Cobra species map. Massive congrats to the authors.

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Episode 207 now available to listen or WATCH. Monitor lizards battle dingoes for rotten meat and Komodo dragons have a secret ingredient in their teeth.

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Episode 206 now available to listen or WATCH. We discuss python on python action and agamas avoiding tourists, as well as some happenings in the world of skink intelligence.

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[SquaMates: A totally serious herpetology podcast @SquaMatesPod]

Such a pleasure for us to meet and hang out with the chaps behind @HerpHighlights! Get the cross-over on either of our feeds, wherever you get podcasts!

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During the World Congress held in Borneo, we had a discussion with @MarkScherz and @HiralNaik25 from @SquaMatesPod.

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[Collie Ennis 🕷🐸 @collieennis]

Had a good chat with Ray today about changing our outlook on cat ownership. 🐈
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[Dr. Tom Major @Thomas_Major]

@collieennis Bravo Collie 👏👏👏

[Dr. Tom Major @Thomas_Major]

@fg_wild @herphighlights @SquaMatesPod @MarkScherz Yes way 😋

[Dr Mark D. Scherz @MarkScherz]

Coming soon!!

[Herpetological Highlights @herphighlights]

Making final touches to the edits for our crossover episode with @SquaMatesPod that we recorded in Borneo during #WCH10 (although @MarkScherz already did most of the heavy lifting). Coming to your ears very soon...

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We catch up after the World Congress of Herpetology in Borneo where we had an absolute blast and did a mini live podcast.

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[Dr. Tom Major @Thomas_Major]

@MarkScherz @ERC_Research Awesome Mark, congratulations! :)

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Impulsive control can be important… but food is so tempting. Can lizards resist immediate gratification?
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