Born: 1972
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Education: Ph.D. in Biology
Occupation: Herpetologist specializing in Central Africa venomous snakes
Expeditions: Surveying reptiles/amphibians in Central Africa, herpetological expeditions in South and Central America and Micronesia, and U.S. to radio track rattlesnakes and observe alligator behavior
Favorite Place: Republic of Congo, northern swamp forest, up to my waist in mud, and holding a snake I can’t identify
Favorite Items In The Field: Journal and bandaids
Personal Hero: Admiral Nelson
Hobbies: Playing the trumpet
Books: Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo
Website: www.people.whitman.edu
Advice: Don’t put off your first adventure, because you never will be perfectly prepared for it.
