"Reptiles of Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center," with Dr. Todd Castoe, Professor of Biology at the University of Texas, Arlington.
Dr. Castoe studies genome biology and population genetics. His studies often focus on reptiles and one of his areas of expertise is venomous snakes. His presentation will briefly highlight research in his lab as well as provide an overview of the reptiles we can find here at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center. He will be joined by two of his graduate students: Justin Bernstein, Postdoctoral Fellow and Yannick Francioli, PhD Student.
They will be discussing these topics:
- the science of studying snakes and prominent research objectives of their Lab
- general snake biology and ecology,
- the Snakes of Texas, and of Audubon specifically
- discussing and debunking popular misconceptions of snakes.
It will be ssssooo much fun!
Attendees will receive a ticket for one adult beverage (21 and up), light snacks and 20% off select items in the gift shop. There may be a special appearance of our animal ambassadors, too! Tickets are $10 minimum donation. We greatly appreciate any gift above this amount to support our mission of protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow.