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Killer anacondas! Let's talk about man-eating snakes at the movies...
Ok I'm a bit late to the party on this one, following the recent release of the latest Anaconda movie- a homage to its cheesy, thriller genre predecessor of the same name and starring comedy favourites Jack Black and Paul Rudd. Several people have asked me recently if I'd be going to see it, on the assumption that as a reptile professional, I loathe monster movies that fear monger the creatures I've spend a lifetime advocating for. The truth is, I love a monster movie! And th
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Feb 165 min read
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Coping with loss and grief
This week we had a truly amazing day at Anglia Ruskin University, where the Chelmsford Science and Engineering Society had invited us to attend their annual Christmas Lectures event, for which local schools are invited to attend free of charge, so the students can enjoy lectures on a variety of STEM subjects, presented by various industry professionals and learn about all sorts of courses available to them at the university and interesting careers that are out there. This yea
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Dec 18, 20254 min read
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Winter is coming! Reptile welfare matters!
It's that time of year again- last week the UK saw temperatures fall below zero and we all dug out our thermals and winter woolies, maybe...
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Nov 27, 20244 min read
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Where your money goes when you book animal encounters for parties and events
With the cost of living getting ever higher here in the UK we understand as much as the next person that feeling of being more restricted...
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Nov 22, 20238 min read
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Snakes loose in the UK! More scaremongering from the press and the real story behind the headlines.
This morning on ITV Rylan and Gok Wan presented a piece about "Snakes on the loose in Britain". A scare mongering item suggesting that...
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Sep 7, 20234 min read
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Volunteering with Animals
Recently I've seen and heard a somewhat concerning trend towards folks thinking it "shameful" or "outrageous"that animal organisations...
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Sep 7, 20233 min read
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Animal visits for schools: The science behind the benefits of animal visits for kids and adults.
Whether you are a teacher thinking about booking classroom sessions, a carer, parent, council, holiday club or event organiser- if you...
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Aug 24, 20223 min read
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How did Reptiles Etc come to be?
Welcome to the world of Reptiles Etc! A look inside the work we do training animals for film and facilitating education through school...
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Feb 7, 20223 min read
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