Can snakes climb ladders?
· 25 min
Episode Can snakes climb ladders?
How does a snake climb a pole? It's not like they have a ladder... or arms.
It turns out that snakes have some pretty crazy skills when it comes to climbing anything and everything.
The Island of Guam had between two and four million brown tree snakes in the 1980s, leading to all sorts of issues for the birds and the environment.
Guests:
Dr Aaron Collins- Assistant State Director Guam/Western Pacific Theatre at USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services
Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen- Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and System at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Stuart McKenzie - Director/Owner at The Snake Catcher Sunshine Coast
Professor Bruce C. Jayne- Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati.
Charlie and Olivia, Board game players.
Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Joel Werner, Script Editing.
Additional mastering: Hamish Camilleri.
This episode of What the Duck?! was originally broadcast on the 5th of March 2022 and was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.
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