On what stimulated his interest in this job
It might have been a summer season job I had when as a teen working for Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources. I was lucky adequate to get to deal with some eastern Massasauga rattlesnake field research studies. Before that, I’d seen and captured numerous garter snakes and even the odd milk snake, however that was my very first intro to Canada’s other snake types, and it stimulated my interest to read more.
On why are snakes essential to Canada
Snakes might be underappreciated, however they’re really important to healthy communities. Among other things, they help keep rodent populations in check, in addition to other types. Many snakes, in turn, are victim for bigger predators. So they’re an essential part of the wild, and it’s regrettable their populations, just like other reptiles and amphibians, have, oftentimes, decreased considerably. Plus, the frustrating bulk of snakes are not hazardous to people and not aggressive.
On the hardest snake to discover
Probably the desert night snake. They’re nighttime, that makes finding one hard, and they’re just discovered in a little location of British Columbia, and even then, rarely.
