Alligator toxicologist christine zamitus says she's found a mango, some weird intestines that she couldn't identify. She also finds a surprising amount of bugs, leading her to believe that if it moves, a gaiter will bite it. Yes, we did actually dissect a pretty big, sized alligator once and it was kind of shocking how much their internals looked like ours. And yes, this includes dogs and humans and deer and just things and people that, trust me, you do not want to google or visualize or experience with too many senses.
Alligators, crocodiles and … a shut-down nuclear weapons plant? The excitement never ends when you’re Laura Kojima, an Alligator Ecotoxicologist. A longtime reptile cheerleader, Laura has passion to match some truly bananas stories about field work, tail smacks, gator jaws, mercury levels, swamp boats, and crocodilian evolution, overbites, and locomotion. Her incredible work keeps people -- and the gators -- safer in toxic waters and she recalls her favorite alligator bite and the one animal that sent her to the hospital. Also discussed: jorts & gator crotches.
[Audio note: the connection was a little spotty so please forgive occasional static!]
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