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Chris

U.S.
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  • Knowledgeability 10.00
  • Clarity of Response 10.00
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 13.1
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 9.8
  • Total Questions 68
 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.

Nieky van Veggel

U.K.
Available
  • Knowledgeability N/A
  • Clarity of Response N/A
  • Politeness N/A
  • Response Time(hr) N/A
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) N/A
  • Total Questions 0
 I can answer questions regarding a wide range of animal science topics. I can't answer direct homework questions or give you science fair suggestions.

Aliou Diongue, Ph.D. Candidate

Senegal Republic
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.75
  • Clarity of Response 9.83
  • Politeness 10.00
  • Response Time(hr) 64.1
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 99.2
  • Total Questions 271
 I can answer questions related to: General entolomogy (specifically in the order of Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Insect Chemical ecology (in any aspect regarding chemical extraction from plants, semiochemicals bioassay, electrophysiology with insect)and Nematology. I can answer questions in both English and French languages.

Walter Hintz

U.S.
Available
  • Knowledgeability 9.71
  • Clarity of Response 9.68
  • Politeness 9.87
  • Response Time(hr) 8.4
  •  --Last 90 Days(hr) 11.1
  • Total Questions 1783
 I can answer questions about both vertebrate and invertebrate zoology. I am an expert in animal behavior, especially birds.

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2012-05-22 Snake identity:

Hi Andrew,    Sweet!  Your finding is super cool.  And, actually, it is not a snake at all, but it is a legless lizard.  It is commonly called a European Glass Lizard or Sheltopusik (Ophisaurus apodus)

2012-05-20 Fossil shark teeth...:

Hi David,    Honestly, I don't have a really good answer to your question, but I can say that as a shark tooth fossilizes, it mineralizes, and typically much of the calcium carbonate that made up the tooth

2012-05-09 snake from Tarpon Lake:

Hi Chris,     The snake in this photo is a Florida Water Snake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris).  The Florida Water Snake is found from southern Georgia and throughout peninsular Florida.  It is a one of

2012-05-09 2nd Florida snake:

Was there another photo?..this looks just like the first one you sent me.    If you saw another snake, I will gladly help identify it for you, but I believe this is the same or at least a very similar

2012-05-09 Florida snakes:

Hi Chris,     The snake in this photo is 100% a Brown Water Snake (Nerodia taxispilota).  The Brown Water Snake has a distribution that extends north to Virginia, south throughout Florida, and west to

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