Zoology/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Bats and bat bites | 2/6/2012 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: I live in rural foothills/piedmont NC and have been hearing about bats and bat bites recently. I ... A: There are a lot myths and stories about bats,maybe because of the crazy vampire movies. Bats have ... | ||
| Invertebrate Classifications | 1/23/2012 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: I am preparing a homeschool lesson on invertebrate classifications. The curriculum that I use states ... A: Use this classification of invertebrates Porifera (sponges) Cnidaria (jellyfish) ... | ||
| This big ole tooth | 1/22/2012 | Chris |
| Q: My mother-in-law gave me this tooth that she found in the estate of her friend. She does not know ... A: Haha Funny you should ask...in fact, orca WAS my first guess, and so I looked up pictures on a ... | ||
| This big ole tooth | 1/19/2012 | Chris |
| Q: My mother-in-law gave me this tooth that she found in the estate of her friend. She does not know ... A: Cool...I believe what you have there is a tooth from a modern orca or killer whale (Orcinus orca). ... | ||
| Snake type queerie | 1/6/2012 | Chris |
| Q: Some people I know were camping over xmas at Atkinsons Dam, Coominya QLD when they came across this ... A: The snake in your photograph is a Yellow-faced Whipsnake (Demansia psammophis psammophis). The ... | ||
| science | 11/26/2011 | Aliou Diongue, Ph.D. Candidate |
| Q: does music affect animal behavior? A: I have not done experience related to the behavior of animals towards music, but I have red an ... | ||
| daimond backmoth | 11/25/2011 | Aliou Diongue, Ph.D. Candidate |
| Q: what research can one do the above named pest of cabbege?my opnion was to check the altitudinal ... A: There are several researches that you can do regarding diamondback moth. You can investigate the ... | ||
| Can you identify this snake? | 11/7/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I live on the NC/SC border near Lake Wylie. I live just a few yards from a creek behind my house. ... A: The snake in your photo is definitely 100% a Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi). The Brown Snake is ... | ||
| Can you identify this snake? | 11/4/2011 | Chris |
| Q: Attached is a terrible picture from my Blackberry. This baby snake was about a foot long, thin, ... A: The snake in your photo is definitely NON-VENOMOUS; I have narrowed it down to one of two rather ... | ||
| school project | 11/2/2011 | Chris |
| Q: is it fun to be a zoologist? A: Zoology is the study of animals, from anatomy and physiology of animals to the evolution and ecology ... | ||
| ducks | 10/28/2011 | Chris |
| Q: do ducks kill snakes because i live on a farm and there are snakes and i have two 8 month old ducks ... A: I must admit, I have seen little information about snake-duck interactions. A duck may kill a small ... | ||
| Please help identify snake | 10/12/2011 | Chris |
| Q: This poor snake was at the wrong place at the wrong time. My garage door came down right behind its ... A: I'm going to be perfectly honest here...I have responded to pics of this species before, and am ... | ||
| baby snakes | 10/11/2011 | Chris |
| Q: We have killed three of these snakes the same size in one day under mulch around cedar trees are ... A: I can tell you for certain that the species in the photo is definitely a NON-VENOMOUS species, and ... | ||
| Winter Shelter for Wild Turkey | 10/11/2011 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: We have had a Wild Tom Turkey on our property since March of this year. He has stayed the whole ... A: Do you have a basement or a garage where you can keep him during nad weather? Otherwise he can be ... | ||
| Snake ID | 10/11/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I discovered this little snake eating a frog on my patio last night here in Charleston, SC. It ... A: The snake in your photo is definitely 100% a Yellow Ratsnake (formerly called Elaphe obsoleta ... | ||
| Can You Identify this Snake? | 9/19/2011 | Chris |
| Q: My husband came across this snake while moving a cage next to our home. We live in the country and ... A: First thought: WHOA!!! RED ALERT!!! HIGHLY VENOMOUS!!! SERIOUSLY, THAT IS NOT A SNAKE TO MESS ... | ||
| snake in the Smoky Mountains | 9/14/2011 | Chris |
| Q: Could you please id this snake? We seen it during a visit to the Smoky Mountains last weekend. The ... A: Ouch, it looks like that snake may be injured...like something is protruding from its anus. The ... | ||
| Zoology | 9/7/2011 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: I have a great love of animals, and I am interested in a career in the field of zoology. I have an ... A: 1. I am a college biology professor at a college in Ohio 2. Instructor in Biology 3.I teach ... | ||
| snake id | 9/6/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I caught a snake swimming in my pond. I live in the Houston, Texas area and have seen it a couple of ... A: The snake in your photo is definitely 100% a Plain-bellied Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster); ... | ||
| Im doing reserearch im school on zoologist carrers and have some questions | 9/6/2011 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: Who is qualified to be a zoologist? Who do zoologist work with? What is the best part to youabout ... A: I am a biology professor with knowledge of animals but do not work as Zoologist but I can answer mos ... | ||
| Please help me to Identify this snake | 9/2/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I found this snake on my walkway this evening. Presumably absorbing the heat of the day. I live in ... A: The snake in your photo is definitely 100% a Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon). The ... | ||
| human DNA bottleneck | 8/10/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I hope this is an appropriate question for your expertise. I have been hearing about the lack of ... A: Yes, humans experienced a great bottleneck during their evolution, and the chimpanzees of a single ... | ||
| need help to identify this snake | 8/10/2011 | Chris |
| Q: i came across this snake in my driveway. I live in a wooded area in s.e Wisconsin and surprisingly ... A: Yes it is!!! Oh so beautiful. Ok, I am getting excited. That is a beautiful picture...beautiful ... | ||
| need help to identify this snake | 8/10/2011 | Chris |
| Q: i came across this snake in my driveway. I live in a wooded area in s.e Wisconsin and surprisingly ... A: Do you have a picture? I don't see one here..? From the behavior, I would certainly guess an ... | ||
| Snake Identification | 7/25/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I just moved to the northern part of Scottsdale AZ and had a guest on my patio tonight. I am not ... A: The snake in the photo is definitely a Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei). Yes, they can be ... | ||
| Help identifying snakes | 7/25/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I live in Cambodia and see quite a few snakes, some of which I am struggling to identify. I will ... A: Sorry to say that I am not familiar with snakes in Cambodia. I wish I was, and would love to try to ... | ||
| snake found and cant identify | 7/21/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I live in west TN and my step son brought a snake home from work and I've spent hours trying to find ... A: Very nice. It is a Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi). It is non-venomous, and in the unlikely case ... | ||
| Ducks | 7/17/2011 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: ABI1891 - I have -what I thought were 3 hens and 3 drakes of various breeds. I raised 3 of them ... A: I get a lot of questions about ducks and although I have never raised ducks I have spent a lot of ... | ||
| baby snake identificatiom | 7/10/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I found a baby snake in my kitchen, but I cant tell what it is. I live in Austin, Texas. I have ... A: The snake in the picture you have send is not actually a baby...it's an adult. It is called the ... | ||
| water worms | 7/4/2011 | Aliou Diongue, Ph.D. Candidate |
| Q: I kept water for my cats and I saw black very small thread like worms in the water bowl I dont know ... A: I saw you have been worried about the worms in your cat's drinking water. Please do not worry about ... | ||
| Animals' Thoughts | 7/3/2011 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: do any animals, apart from humans, think like humans do? For example, do they have trains of ... A: This is one of those questions that is tough to answer because we cannot talk to them. We can only ... | ||
| FUTURE CAREER | 6/20/2011 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: Goo morning sir.I got 65% in +2 science. Now I am going to take admission in B.Sc. having zoology as ... A: I am afraid that I cannot help you much because I assume that you future employment would be in ... | ||
| wild turkey | 6/7/2011 | Chris |
| Q: today i was outside and i see a wild turkeyy and me and my freinds all go up to it to see it and it ... A: It sounds to me like you are doing just about the best thing you can do if you want to help the ... | ||
| chinchilla project | 6/1/2011 | Chris |
| Q: i need a science fair project that i can do on chinchillas. please help thank you sofia byrd A: Try this... Keep one (or more) chinchilla in the dark for a week or two, with no light, except when ... | ||
| chinchilla | 6/1/2011 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: i need to conduct a chinchilla science project. i am in high school so it must be difficult but it ... A: There are not a lot of things you can do with these cuddly little Mammals. I would suggest a study ... | ||
| Baby Crow needing amputated leg | 5/31/2011 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: I do exotic animal rescue and every once in a while, that stems to wildlife. Yesterday I got a call ... A: It seems that you have a job ahead of you. Taking care of crows with good legs is enough of a ... | ||
| Snake Question | 5/31/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I found this snake at a lake in Kansas and I was wondering if you could help identify it? A: The snake in the photo is definitely a Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon). This is a ... | ||
| zoology interview | 5/30/2011 | Walter Hintz |
| Q: 2. How do they use math in their job every day? 3. How do they use technology and science in their ... A: 2. Every science discipline involves measurement and measurement is math 3. Biology involves use of ... | ||
| snake identification | 5/29/2011 | Chris |
| Q: There is a BIG snake under my house. I learned about it yesterday and have been trying to contact ... A: Nice snake! The snake in the photo is definitely a Boa Constrictor (scientific name: Boa ... | ||
| snake identification | 5/19/2011 | Chris |
| Q: I found this baby snake in my college parking lot in monroe michigan. Can you help me identify this ... A: The snake in your photo is a Northern Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi dekayi). The Northern Brown ... | ||
Zoology
Answers by Expert:
Chris
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer a wide variety of questions about general evolution or ecology. I can identify wild reptiles and amphibians based on moderate to high quality descriptions or photos, and I can provide information about species' habitats, behaviors, ranges, etc.
Experience
I am an academic, and have published on paleontology, evolution and ecology; and have professionally studied nearly all major vertebrate groups; sharks and other fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. I have conducted professional field research on reptiles and amphibians, as well as many other animals. "Herping" and nature photography have always been some of my favorite hobbies.
Education/Credentials
B.S. General Biology, William Paterson University.
Currently working towards a Ph.D. at University of North Texas.
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