CrocKast Podcast
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this podcast series, Nate and Matt interview the leading figures in field herping, reptile research, zoo work and captive reptile husbandry. Join us as we explore and learn from the best in the world!
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Episodes
Episode 61: Robert Wedderburn
April 21, 2024 22:30 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBIn this episode wildlife film maker Robert Wedderburn comes on to talk about his work, his history with herping and captive keeping, his series Snake Heroes, and much more. Dive on in! (18) Robert Wedderburn - YouTube
Episode 60: Jacob Bratz
April 12, 2024 11:30 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBIn this episode Jake Bratz (@longleafreptilia) of the Herpetoculture Podcast and the Flipping Tin podcast joins me to talk about his personal collection, podcasting, and herping. Enjoy!
Episode 59: Andrew Austin on herping in Suriname
April 07, 2024 17:14 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this episode Andrew Austin (@thetexasnaturalist) comes back on to talk about his recent herping trip to Suriname, his experience with using social media for nature education, and some of the other stuff he's been up to lately. We also talk a lot about South American snake taxonomy. Enjoy!
Episode 58: Bruce Eilerts
April 02, 2024 23:06 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBIn this episode Bruce Eilerts talks about his work as a biologist for the DOD, whether that be sea turtles in Hawaii or rattlesnakes on Arizona golf courses. We talk about Gila Monsters, Desert Tortoises, rattlesnakes, and how people can be citizen scientists.
Episode 57: Clint Bartley
March 22, 2024 22:03 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIn this episode Clint Bartley of Metazotics and Colubrid and Colubroid Radio comes on to talk about Asiatic rat snakes, North American colubrids, the economy of herpetoculture, and the CCR podcast. Enjoy!
Episode 56: Lance Paden
January 13, 2024 20:39 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode I talk with Lance Paden about his work with the Turtle Survival Alliance, along with his other conservation experiences. We talk about his work Indigo snakes in the southern US and Radiated Tortoises in Madagascar, among other things. Enjoy! If you want to support the Turtle Survival Alliance follow the link below Turtle Survival Alliance | We Protect Turtles https://turtlesurvival.org/
Episode 55: Dr. Stan Trauth
December 30, 2023 16:23 - 1 hour - 67 MBIn this episode Dr. Stan Trauth of Arkansas State University talks all about reptile and amphibian histology, ranging from lizards to turtles to amphiumas. Enjoy!
Episode 54: Dr. Kurt Schwenk
November 08, 2023 07:36 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBIn this episode Dr. Kurt Schwenk of the University of Connecticut comes on to talk about tongues! We talk about lizard tongues ranging from the projectile like chameleons, to the forked-tongued monitors, and everything in between. We also discuss snake tongues, and even a some amphibian anatomy as well. Enjoy!
Episode 53: Bryant McDowell
November 02, 2023 06:27 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBIn this episode Bryant McDowell (@don_bon_jr) comes on to talk about his herping experiences in Illinois, across the Midwest, down in Panama, and across the USA. We also talk about some of the stuff he keeps, and herping dreams for the both of use.
Episode 52: Dr. Christopher Brochu
September 09, 2023 05:29 - 2 hours - 127 MBIn this episode Dr. Brochu talks about the evolution and fossil record of crocodilians and their extinct relatives. We talk about the amazing diversity that crocodilians up until very recently (ranging from terrestrial predators to finned and fluked marine reptiles) and the origins of many of the species still alive today.
Episode 51: Zane Shapiro
June 30, 2023 20:47 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn this episode Zane Shapiro talks about his work at the Dragonwoods Conservancy and all they do to protect endangered reptiles, including the largest collection of Cuban Crocodiles in the United States. Enjoy!
Episode 50: JD of Slithering Oddities
June 23, 2023 12:00 - 45 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this JD McClain of Slithering Oddities (@slitheringoddities) talks about his experience keeping and breeding a variety of snakes, especially Australian pythons.
Episode 49: Xander Combrink
June 14, 2023 07:36 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this episode Nile Crocodile researcher Xander Combrink talks about his research with these iconic apex predators. We talk about his research with lead and heavy metal poisoning, nesting habits, and social behaviors in Nile crocs, among other things. Enjoy!
Episode 48: James Nifong
May 10, 2023 07:49 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBIn this episode James Nifong talks about his research with alligators, their ecology, and their role in salt water environments. Enjoy!
Episode 47: Brandon Sideleau
April 28, 2023 18:49 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn this episode Brandon Sideleau of the Crocodile Attack Database (@crocattackdatabase) talks about croc attacks around the world, the difference in attacks between different species, and how to be safe in and around crocodilian habitat.
Episode 46: Roy Arthur Blodgett
April 08, 2023 07:03 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBIn this episode Roy Blodgett of @wellspringherp and @rattlesnakerelations talks about his career in herpetoculture, Amazon puffing snakes, and his experiece providing rattlesnake services.
Episode 45: Adeline Robinson
March 12, 2023 03:35 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode Adeline Robinson talks about her reptile artwork. From personal portraits of animals to pieces made for charity auctions. Enjoy!
Episode 44: Phil Wolf
December 12, 2022 23:01 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBIn this episode I talk with Phil Wolf (@knobtails.ig) about his collection, his experience keeping venomous snakes, knobtail geckoes, and his podcasts (Snakes & Stogies, and Venom Exchange Radio). Enjoy!
Episode 43: Matt McDowell
December 12, 2022 22:55 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBIn this episode I talk with Matt (@arboreal.obscurities) about his experience in herpetoculture, his collection, and scrub pythons! Check it out!
Episode 42: Daffy of Daffy's Round Table
September 30, 2022 21:12 - 52 minutes - 98 MBIn this episode Daffy (@daffysreptiles) about his collection, Canadian herpetoculture, and his podcast, Daffy's Round Table. Check it out.
Episode 41: Will Hicks
September 18, 2022 05:41 - 42 minutes - 77.9 MBIn this episode I interview Will Hicks (@ ) of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center (@georgiaseaturtlecenter) about the work and research he and the center as a whole does. We talk about sea turtle biology, their natural history, what threats they face, and how people back home can help. Enjoy!
Episode 40: Grahame Webb
September 09, 2022 23:35 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn this episode I interview Grahame Webb about his research with crocodiles in Australia, his work with Crocodylus Park, and some of his adventures throughout the year. Enjoy!
Episode 39: Nipper Read
September 04, 2022 17:33 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn this episode I interview Nipper Read (@nipperread). We talk about his experiences herping all over Europe and the world, the differences between European and American herpetoculture, what all he keeps, and how he keeps them. Check it out!
Episode 38: Ron St. Pierre
August 29, 2022 02:36 - 1 hour - 112 MBIn this episode Ron St. Pierre (@ron_stpierre) talks about his experiences breeding a multitude of lizard species, the proposed Florida exotic law changes, and his work producing morphs of the Cuban Knight Anole.
Episode 37: Jimmy Riffle
August 17, 2022 05:26 - 37 minutes - 68.7 MBIn this episode I interview Jimmy Riffle, costar of the Animal Planet show Gator Boys. We talk about what it's like to have a TV show, his soon to be opened wildlife park, and his career as a whole. Hope y'all enjoy!
Episode 36: David Kirshner
August 06, 2022 13:51 - 2 hours - 234 MBIn this episode I interview David Kirshner, the curator of reptiles at the Sydney Zoo. We talk about his research with crocodilian buoyancy and locomotion, his experience keeping and breeding Lace monitors, his work at several different zoos, and some of his favorite herping experiences. Enjoy!
Episode 35: Justin Smith
August 01, 2022 04:19 - 1 hour - 159 MBIn this episode I interview Justin Smith (@palmettocoastexotics) about his experience in herpetoculture, his collection, and his podcast network: The Herpetoculture Network. Check it out!
Episode 34: Nik Whitaker
July 23, 2022 06:24 - 112 MBIn this episode Nik Whitaker of the Madras Crocodile Bank goes over the history of the bank, its various research outposts, and some of their current conservation projects. These range from the Snake Bite project to monitoring Gharial populations. Check it out!
Channel Announcement
June 05, 2022 02:17 - 1 minute - 3.26 MBJust wanted to give a little update on the future of the show.
Episode 32: Frank Robb
May 29, 2022 02:08 - 1 hour - 129 MBIn this episode we interview Frank Robb (@alligatorrobb). Frank is an alligator researcher and professional nuisance alligator remover. He is also a founder of the EEARSS research organization, cohost of the EEARSS Podcast, and Chance the Snapper catcher.
Episode 31: Dr. Marisa Tellez Part 2
May 15, 2022 01:47 - 1 hour - 166 MBIn this episode we bring Dr. Marisa Tellez back on to talk about her research with crocodilian parasitology, and all the remarkable roles that parasites play in crocodilian biology.
Episode 30: Mike Easter
May 07, 2022 11:00 - 55 minutes - 103 MBIn this episode we interview Mike Easter, the cofounder and co-owner of a SATOO, a specialty exotic reptile store in Cleveland. We discuss how and why he started up his business, what it's like to run a reptile shop, some of the most unique animals he has worked with through his business, and his work with American Crocodile research.
Episode 29: Viviana Ricardez
April 30, 2022 00:56 - 1 hour - 120 MBIn this episode we interview Viviana Ricardez (@first_lady_of_texasturtles) about her research with turtle populations throughout the state of Texas. We discuss what kinds of threats certain species are facing, along with just a bunch of turtle facts. Check it out!
Episode 28: Ricky Mack
April 23, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBIn this episode Nate and guest host Andrew (@thetexasnaturalist) interview Ricky Mack (@rickymack_) about his experience herping across Australia. In this episode we go over his experiences interacting with freshwater crocodiles, herping in the Pilbara, what some of his favorite Aussie herps are, and so much more. Hope you enjoy!
Episode 27: Nathaniel Fränk
April 17, 2022 12:17 - 56 minutes - 103 MBIn this episode we interview venom researcher and collector Nathaniel Fränk about his work with his many different species of venomous snakes and arthropods. Things ranging from Malaysian Blue Coral Snakes to giant centipedes, and everything in-between. Hope you enjoy!
Episode 26: Matt Metcalf
April 11, 2022 03:12 - 2 hours - 245 MBIn this episode we interview Matt Metcalf about his research with Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes and his adventures in the Peruvian Amazon. Check it out
Episode 25: Dr. Mark Merchant
March 12, 2022 05:55 - 1 hour - 156 MBIn this episode we interview Dr. Mark Merchant of McNeese State University about his research with alligator immunology. Along the way we learned about his research with the immune systems of other reptiles such as cottonmouths, turtles, and other crocodilians. We also discuss his research with crocodilian color changing abilities.
Episode 24: The Mould Brothers
March 09, 2022 05:44 - 1 hour - 140 MBIn this episode Micah (@varanidking) and Josiah Mould talk about their experience in herpetoculture, some of their adventures growing up as missionary kids in west Africa, the US Competes Bill, and their herpetoculture business: Serpents & Salamanders (@serpents_and_salamanders).
Episode 23: Emma Browning
February 28, 2022 23:42 - 37 minutes - 68.6 MBIn this episode we interview Emma Browning (@herpetologistemma) of the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory about her research with Box Turtles and if recovered animals from the illegal pet trade are viable in the wild
Episode 22: Dr. Elliot Jacobson
February 19, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 174 MBIn this episode, Dr. Elliot Jacobson of the University of Florida goes over his career researching reptile veterinary science, from how he started out his career, to some of the diseases that he has helped describe, to veterinary resources available for every day reptile keepers. Check it out!
Episode 21: Saunders Drukker
February 12, 2022 05:20 - 1 hour - 212 MBIn this episode we PhD student and Rattlesnake researcher Saunders Drukker about his research with the various species of rattlesnakes in New Mexico and Arizona. We also talk about his views of herping and collecting. Check it out!
Episode 20: Jeff Holmes
February 05, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutes - 89.8 MBIn this episode Jeff Holmes of the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy (@conserveherps) talks about his and the Conservancy's work with researching habitats, finding endangered species, and conserving and improving habitats. We also talk about some of the threats facing herps today. Check it out!
Episode 19: Rich Crowley
January 29, 2022 19:01 - 1 hour - 144 MBIn this episode we interview Rich Crowley. We talk about his work in breeding Short-Tail & Blood Pythons, his work with other species of reptiles, his work with the Chicago Herpetological Society, and his newest book.
Episode 18: Doc Merten
January 22, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 256 MBIn this episode we interview @doc.merten about enclosure design, Mertens Water Monitors, and keeping reptiles in Australia.
Episode 17: Phoebe Griffith
January 15, 2022 20:25 - 48 minutes - 90.5 MBIn this episode we interview National Geographic explorer and Gharial researcher Phoebe Griffith. We discuss what separates gharials from other crocodilians, what they face in terms of conservation, and some of their unique and amazing behaviors.
Episode 16: Dr. Kevin Messenger
December 22, 2021 17:18 - 1 hour - 142 MBIn this episode we interview Dr. Kevin Messenger (@chinaherper) of Nanjing Forestry University. We talk about herping in China, how southern China and the southeastern US are ecologically incredibly similar, and some of the new species of herps he has discovered over there.
Episode 15: Jari Cornelis
December 15, 2021 23:47 - 1 hour - 124 MBIn this episode we talk with Jari Cornelis (@jari_cornelis) about his graduate research with Tiger Snakes in and around Perth. We discuss how human changes to the environment, like urbanization and invasive species, have on Tiger Snakes and their ecology. We also discuss his experience herping across Australia.
Episode 14: Luke Harding
December 08, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBIn this episode we interview Luke Harding, the project manager at Blue Iguana Conservation. We discuss with him topics ranging from Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewsii) natural history, the threats posed to them by invasive species and human development, and why the Blue Iguana conservation story is one of hope for both the species and conservation as a whole.
Episode13: Brandon Boyle
December 01, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 160 MBIn this episode we interview Brandon Boyle, the host of the Venomman20 YouTube channel. In this episode we dive into his work with Bushmasters, all the medical potential of venomous snakes, and the philosophy of balancing entertainment with education when it involves reptiles
Episode 12: Dr. Zac Loughman
November 24, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 221 MBIn this episode we interview Dr. Zac Loughman of West Liberty University. We discuss his work running the schools Zoo Science program, his work with his favorite species of snake (False Water Cobras), and in general any and all things Colubrid. Check out his podcast: Colubrid and Colubroid Radio, and his instagram @dr_crawdad.