As statewide funding for disease surveillance runs out this year, here’s what to look out for—and how to be a friend to your local snakes.
Snake Fungal Disease Is Spreading in California. What Can We Do?
April 4, 2024 •
Anton Sorokin
Anton Sorokin is a wildlife biologist and photographer based in California. He is at his happiest when face to face with wildlife documenting some aspect of its natural history. Find more of his work at AntonSorokin.com.
Eulogy for a Crayfish We Hardly Knew
January 18, 2024 •
The death knell for the sooty crayfish probably sounded with the introduction of its cousin from the north.
In a Changing World, a Biologist Documents the Newt Normal
February 9, 2023 •
Droughts, wildfires, and heat waves are putting unprecedented strain on newts. With help, scientists hope, they may be able to persevere.
The Bay Area is the Center of an Evolutionary Race Between Hungry Snakes and Toxic Newts
April 6, 2022 •
Newts carry enough toxin to kill a dozen people. Yet in the Bay Area garter snakes feast on them without harm.