Passion for Snapping Turtles

Michael, Jack, and Ken sit down with Rusty Reed the Turtle Man to talk about his passion and work with Alligator Snapping Turtles. Rusty has dedicated many days and nights to sharing the incredible world of the Alligator Snapping Turtle with people across the United States, and is curator of the Blackwater Turtle Refuge. This is an inspiring conversation filled with interesting bits of knowledge and many stories from Rusty's travels. The conversation touches on Rusty's ongoing Alligator Snapping Turtle Life and Development Documentation Study, what it was like to visit commerical trapper Al Redmond's facilities and what he learned about snapping turtles there, driving around the United States with Crunch the Alligator Snapping Turtle, showing a contestant on the bachelor the beauty of snapping turtles, and much more.

You can learn more about Rusty's work at the Blackwater Turtle Refuge at: http://www.crunchinfo.com/?fbclid=IwAR0Tvyuvosh8j9HD0X8k0m39_YUzEpGqyb3smg3F63esbYcaw1Kmmo8nEqI

Keep up with Rusty Reed the Turtle Man's many adventures on his Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/rustyreedtheturtleman/

Find Rusty Reed the Turtle Man on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/rustyreedtheturtleman/

Learn more about the CheloniaCast and CheloniaCast Student Research Fund at: theturtleroom.org/cheloniacast

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Host socials - Jason Wills - @chelonian.carter / Michael Skibsted - @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson - @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang - @americanmamushi