There’s a snake in the grass—but the viper in this Hungarian meadow is more threatened than a threat, at least to people. As new ways of farming replace the old, these vipers have been pushed to the brink of extinction. Can conservationists change the hearts and minds of local farmers in time to preserve this critically endangered species? Ari Daniel Shapiro reports from Kiskunság National Park. read moreDuration: 5:27Published: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:30:26 +0000
2012/08/04: I was cleaning the reptile enclosures at The Wildlife Center* today when Basil the bull snake started shedding. I had the iPhone handy and was able to get a picture of how the process works.
Apologies to those who find this sort of thing more gross than fascinating.
*2016/04/12: The Wildlife Center is now New Mexico Wildlife Center:
http://thewildlifecenter.org
https://nmwceducation.org
[taxonomy:binomial=pituophis catenifer]
[taxonomy:common=bull snake]
