{"id":87041,"date":"2023-07-20T08:53:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T12:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=87041"},"modified":"2023-08-02T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T20:08:35","slug":"lunchtime-discovery-saving-snakes","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/lunchtime-discovery-saving-snakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunchtime Discovery: Saving Snakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snakes and the Evolution of a Field Naturalist<\/h2>\n

\"Dr.<\/p>\n

Dr. Nicolette L. Cagle<\/strong>, Faculty in the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University<\/em><\/p>\n

At a time when so many animals are endangered, who will speak up for the snake? Duke University\u2019s Dr. Nicolette Cagle has traveled the world in search of snakes, from the Midwest and southeastern US to Cuba, Nicaragua and Australia, and spent decades conducting natural science research on the patterns of snakes in regions where urban development encroaches upon the natural world. In this session, Dr. Cagle presents a first-hand account of the strange and secretive lives of snakes, and reveals their devastating losses, presenting stories and excerpts from her recent book, Saving Snakes. Dr. Cagle offers a new approach to understanding snakes and preserving their populations \u2014 an approach built on respect.<\/p>\n

Join us on YouTube!<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Live Virtual Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ SECU Daily Planet Curator Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can post questions in the YouTube chat or tweet questions to #LunchTimeDiscovery and mention @NorthCarolinaEE.<\/p>\n

Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Snakes and the Evolution of a Field Naturalist Dr. Nicolette L. Cagle, Faculty in the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University At a time when so many animals are endangered, who will speak up for the snake? Duke University\u2019s Dr. Nicolette Cagle has traveled the world in search of snakes, from the Midwest and… Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[3,13,164,15,170,8,173],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/87041"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/87041\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87041"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=87041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}