Tag Archives: Herpetology

Cool Classes in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado at Boulder

Get to know more about the life on Earth, from plants to reptiles with any of the great courses at CU this year. Not only can you find out how to study biology, but Teaching Biology will help you educate others in biology. Listed below are the coolest of this extremely cool program at CU. […]

Poisonous Snakes in Florida

Florida has its share of poisonous snakes and dangerous reptiles. Of course Florida is more known for alligators but there are 6 species of poisonous snakes in Florida. I do know that the correct term should be venomous snakes in Florida. However more people will Google the term “Poisonous snakes” than “Venomous snakes in Florida” […]

Harvard Museum of Natural History – Boston, Massachusetts

The Harvard Museum of Natural History, located at 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a public museum. It is a collection of three separate institutions including the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Botanical Museum, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum. The Museum of Comparative Zoology showcases a varied array of exhibits that range from […]

Born to be Wild – Careers Working with Animals

Working with animals is a fairly broad field with a wide variety of educational areas that can apply. Experience is at least as important as education. (School to Careers-Transcript) Many times it is necessary to volunteer prior to obtaining a paid position or positions require “on the job training” or some kind of hands on […]

All About Painted Turtles

Painted Turtles are a small North American species of turtles. They are well known for the unique, colorful and beautiful patterns that may be found on their plastrons (the lower half of their shells). They are also very popular as pets because of these painting-like markings and their relatively small size. In this article you […]

Zoology:The Basic Branches of Animal Species

The study of animal behavior leads to the well-known theory of “natural selection.” Therefore, each animal has a personality that must necessarily be met, so that it remains either in nature or in captivity. Most zoologists believe that by studying animals and their behavior, they can teach us a lot about humans and their behavior. […]