Frank Robb (Alligator Expert)

Frank Robb is an alligator expert and founder of the non-profit EEARSS (Environmental Education Awareness Research Support and Services).  He became a Chicago legend when he caught the alligator Chance the Snapper in Humboldt Park in 2019. We discuss that incident along with many interesting facts about alligators and how they may have some answers to curing disease in humans. 00:00 - Intro00:37 - Frank's Background 03:20 - Alligators Vs. Crocodiles 05:25 - Location, Size, & Lifespan 07:45 - Alligators, Gender & Pollutants 09:43 - Alligators & Intelligence 12:27 - Alligators With Dogs & Humans 15:10 - Alligators Diet 17:27 - Sounds Alligators Make & Teeth 19:55 - Alligators & Their Young 21:18 - Gator Holes & Predators 24:00 - Humans Feeding Alligators & Social Media 28:35 - Alligators & Manatees Hanging Together 29:32 - Chicago Gator Chance "The Snapper" 37:15 - Alligators Endocrine Systems 39:25 - Alligators & Echosystem 40:40 - Pythons 42:25 - Alligators, Disease & Conservation Issues 48:17 - Giant Snakes & Risk 51:45 - EEARSS 52:46 - Outro EEARSS website:https://eearss.org/Chuck Shute website:https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!