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Episode 129: Faraway Places with Noah Fields

A conversation with Noah Fields of NKF Herping about his recent trips to South Africa and Japan.

Episode 128: Frogs and Snails and Salamander Tales with Kristiina Ovaska

Hello everyone! This episode features Kristiina Ovaska, a biologist based on Vancouver Island up in British Columbia. Kristiina came to the Peru on one of our expeditions

Episode 127: Tales from the Tambo with Zach and Jeffrey

A back-deck-of-the-tambo interview with Jeffrey Niemeier and Zach Kaminski, recorded in the Peruvian rainforest in February 2026.

Episode 126: Kevin Messenger and the Venomous Snakes of China

Hello everyone, and welcome to the last episode of Season Six! I have several pending episodes recorded in Peru earlier this year, but I felt the need to bump this one up

Episode 125: Tales from the Tambo: Arkansas Conquers the Amazon

Hello everyone, it’s great to be back!  This episode was recorded in February on our second trip, at the Santa Cruz field station. Nine of our fourteen clients were from

Episode 124: Herp Science Sunday: Kukri Snakes with Justin Lee

Hi everyone! The first show of 2026 turns out to be another edition of Herp Science Sunday! Alex and I had an interesting discussion with Justin Lee, who is currently wor

Episode 123: Thermal Ecology of Box Turtles and More with Will Robertson

Happy holidays, herpers! Here’s another episode that came out of my attending the West Virginia Herpetological Society’s annual meeting this past September. Will Robertso

Episode 122: Herps and Herpetology in Iran with Nathan Kutok

This episode has a few firsts – it’s the first time I’ve done a recording while sitting at my dining room table, and it’s the first time I’ve interviewed someone from my

Episode 121: Herp Science Sunday: Bubble-breathing Anoles

I’m so happy to produce another Herp Science Sunday segment with Dr. Alex Krohn! In this episode we talk with Dr. Alexandra Martin, one of the co-authors of a brand new p

Episode 120: A Conversation with Zeev Ginsburg

I met Zeev Ginsburg at Snake Road in southern Illinois a few years ago, and it’s been a pleasure getting to know him and spending some time herping together. We’ve had so

Episode 119: Herper’s Campfire: Not a Big Year, But Still a Good One

Hi folks! This episode was recorded in the mountains of North Carolina over the Labor Day weekend. I made a long day’s drive over to Josh’s place east of Asheville, osten

Episode 118: Pine Snakes, Bog Turtles and more with Bob Zappalorti

Hi folks! This past June I drove out to Pemberton, New Jersey to talk with Robert Zappalorti. Bob is the founder and executive director of Herpetological Associates Inc.

Episode 117: In Belgium with Jeroen Speybroeck

Hi folks!  Thanks for your patience, I've been called away so much this spring and summer. I first talked with Jeroen Speybroeck in Episode 27, way back in Season One. Je

Episode 116: Snake Week: Human-Snake Interaction Panel Talk

Another special episode, in support of Snake Week,  July 13th thru the 19th . This episode features a panel discussion with Bryan Hughes of Rattlesnake Solutions, Cale Mo

Episode 115: Snake Week with Rachel Pikstein

This is a special episode, in support of Snake Week, which is next week, July 13th thru the 19th . It’s also special because it’s the return of Rachel Pikstein! Remember

Episode 114: Always Get The Full Coverage

This episode was recorded back in April, at a campground somewhere in Louisiana, on the tail-end of a week-long herping trip with a bunch of friends. Various automotive m

Episode 113: Tales from the Tambo with Matt, Alan, and Joe

I don't get to talk with everyone that comes on our Peru expeditions, but in February I did spend an hour talking with three of Chicago Land’s finest herpers – Matt and A

Episode 112: Tales from the Tambo with Sylvere Corre

Hi everyone! Episode 112 (and the last episode of Season Five) returns us to the back deck of my tambo in the Peruvian rainforest, where I had a nice chat with Sylvere Co

Episode 111: Indigo Snake Surveys with Ben Stegenga

Hello everyone! Episode 111 is all about the Indigos, and a few other adjacent critters. Back in 2024 I met up in southern Georgia with Ben Stegenga of the Orianne Societ

Episode 110: Herp Science Sunday: Nine Million Salamanders

Hello everyone!  Episode 110 features another edition of Herp Science Sunday with Dr. Alex Krohn. Alex and I had a crazy cool conversation with Dr. Evan Grant, of the Nor