Snakes in the Catskills: A Primer

Join us for a special lecture on snakes, featuring John Vanek, a zoologist at the New York Natural Heritage Program. This event is offered in partnership with the Catskill Science Collaborative.

In this primer, Vanek provides a brief 101 on snakes, including species you are likely to encounter in the Catskills and greater Hudson Valley (with distribution maps), and why snakes are important to ecosystems. He also spotlight srattlesnakes and copperheads, and provides tips on how to hike safely in areas where these venomous snakes are present.

You will also learn how to report snake sightings and ways they can participate in community science efforts to monitor snake populations.

Vanek holds a BS in Wildlife Science from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, an MS from Hofstra University where he studied the ecology of Eastern Hog-nosed Snakes, and a PhD from Northern Illinois University where his dissertation focused on urban wildlife ecology and conservation.

Cary Institute: https://www.caryinstitute.org

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00:00:00 Intro

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