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Brodie, Laura | South Carolina Public Radio

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Brodie, Laura | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Brodie, Laura (1908-2004). Herpetologist. Born on a farm in Lexington County, Brodie began collecting snakes and frogs as a young child. By her teens she had converted an outbuilding into...
Florida Yellow Bladderwort | Expeditions Shorts Big Bend Tree Lizard | Expeditions Shorts

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Big Bend Tree Lizard | Expeditions Shorts
Patrick McMillan visits the sunny, rocky slopes of Jeff Davis County, Texas, where he shows us the Big Bend Tree Lizard. This lizard is a subspecies of tree lizard, and they are described as “ornate”...
Florida Yellow Bladderwort | Expeditions Shorts Giant Sacaton Grass | Expeditions Shorts

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Giant Sacaton Grass | Expeditions Shorts
Here at Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch in Arizona, Patrick McMillan and Linda Kennedy talk about Giant Sacaton Grass, which makes a great habitat for sparrows, and diamond-back rattlesnakes.
Florida Yellow Bladderwort | Expeditions Shorts Northern Pine Snake | Expeditions Shorts

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Northern Pine Snake | Expeditions Shorts
In the Francis Marion National Forest, Patrick McMillan shows a rather uncommon species of snake found in this area: the Northern Pine Snake. The dark patterns found on the top of the snake blend in...
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Savannah River Site (S.C.) Stop 3
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Ecology Laboratory Research Site: This area is a mixed hardwood forest, with Spanish moss dangling from the branches. Water oaks are the most prominent trees here. Other common plants in the area are...
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Savannah River Site (S.C.) Stop 5
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This area is known as a “dry wetland” Here, Button bush, and Red maple trees thrive here. Under a nearby wooden board, Rudy and Jim find a Mole salamander, and a Ring-Neck snake. And in a nearby tree...
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Santee National Wildlife Refuge (S.C.) Stop 2
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While walking along the road, Rudy and Jim see some of the damage left behind by Hurricane Hugo, and come across an Eastern Mud Turtle. Red Maple trees and Sweetgum trees, and Hawthorns have started...
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Santee National Wildlife Refuge (S.C.) Stop 3
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The Marsh – Here, Rudy and Jim come across a marsh area, and discuss some of the plant and animal life which live in this habitat: Cattail plants, a Great Egret bird, Lily pads, Coot, Northern...
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Santee National Wildlife Refuge (S.C.) Stop 7
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At this last stop, Rudy and Jim come across Loblolly pines, along with more alligators, and a Springflyer dragonfly. On the other side of the trail is a hardwood forest, and this habitat includes...