As I finished my fried flounder sandwich and sat around the restaurant table with Kelly Jones and Brandon Rincon, two Virginia Tech researchers and avid…
There are small regions scattered across the east coast of the United States where, at the right time of year, in the right patch of…
They’re out there. No matter how many shady retreats you cautiously pace around, and hear nothing. No matter how many stumphole tunnels you peer inside,…
Note: This is my original column on exaggerated snake photos. If you want to read the comprehensive discussion including all photographs of which I am…
As the end of the semester is right around the corner, most students likely spent their Friday night tying one on at the bar. I…
Ten pound turtles, serpent-eating kingsnakes, three-feet long fish, and many other animals roam through the heart of Auburn University, and most people have no idea…
I originally wrote this column last spring but plan on revisiting it annually this time of year.***It’s spring now and the amphibians and reptiles have…
During the final semester of their undergraduate career, students are often afflicted with what is known as senioritis. Symptoms include a general apathy towards their…
A few years ago I was up to my waist in muddy water, helping lead a class of undergraduate students through the murky…
If you’ve ever spent time walking through the open pine forests along the coast from South Carolina to Louisiana, you’ve probably noticed the distinctive burrows…