52 | Indigo Season Update with Ben Stegenga
Episode 52 of the Snake Talk podcast, hosted by Dr. Chris Jenkins, Ben Stegenga, titled "52 | Indigo Season Update with Ben Stegenga" was published on May 20, 2022 and runs 57 minutes.
May 20, 2022 ·57m · Snake Talk
Episode Description
Dr. Jenkins sits down with Ben Stegenga who coordinates rare species inventory and monitoring in the Longleaf Savannas for The Orianne Society. Dr. Jenkins starts off the episode with an update on some exciting changes to the program structure at The Orianne Society, talks about their new website and a current campaign. Ben and Chris discuss the results from this season's indigo snake monitoring, including how many sites where indigos were found, how many snakes in total were detected, as well as some information on Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes and Pine Snakes. Finally, they take some time to discuss some of the other projects Ben is working on including a Spotted Turtle monitoring project and an effort to document snake diversity in one of the best remaining examples of Longleaf Pine habitat.
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