Tag Archives: Snake venom

Carl Barden of MedToxin Laboratories

May 27, 2011Interview with an ExpertBitis, boa, boas, breeders, Cobra, colubrids, Crotalus, Envenomation, python, Reptile, Reptile Shows, Reptile venom, Snake venom, Snakes, USARK, Venom, working with venomJohn F Taylor

In this interview we got to speak with Carl Barden of MedToxin Laboratories about his work that he is doing to save lives. You see Carl and his team milk live venomous snakes for their venom and from their work at the MedToxin Laboratories antivenin is created. So we wanted to know, not only how Carl got started but what it’s like to work with venomous species on a daily basis. Well we got the answers and whole lot more. Carl’s work doesn’t end there though oh no, he also runs the Reptile Discovery Center!

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Fear of Snakes: Dr. Katie MacKinnon

May 6, 2011Fear of SnakesAnthropology, apes, arboreal, boa, boas, capuchin, Envenomation, monkeys, podcast, Primates, primatology, Radio Show, Reptile, Snake venomJohn F Taylor

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Dr. Katie MacKinnon sits down in the Reptile Living Room with us to continue

Capuchins--CR 2007 — Copyright Katherine C. MacKinnon 2007

our discussion on the Fear of Snakes and shares with us some of her personal insights as an anthropologist. She explains to us some of the primate behaviours she’s personally observed in the wild when primates encounter snakes. For more information on Dr. MacKinnon and her work you can find her here Saint Louis University and also Midwest Primate Interest Group.

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Fear of Snakes: Dr. Carin Bondar

April 29, 2011Fear of Snakesboa, boas, Envenomation, Fear of Snakes, fears, ophidiophobia, Radio Show, Reptile, Reptile Shows, snake fear, Snake venom, Snakes, VenomJohn F Taylor

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Dr. Bondar is a published author, blogger and biologist. Her new book ‘The Nature of Human Nature’ is now available via her website Dr.Bondar.com In this interview we talk with her about why people fear snakes and where that fear may come from. Is it instinct? Is it something we are taught? We find out all this and more about humans and snakes in this incredible interview. We highly encourage you pick up her book and definitely check out her blog and read some of her awesome pieces that she’s writing you will not be disappointed.

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