Alligator Ecotoxicology (GATOR POISONS) with Laura Kojima
The study of GATOR POISONS
Episode Info
- Guest: Laura Kojima
- Date: Nov 30
- Topics: Animals
- Listen: Original Episode
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About This Episode
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 crocodylian 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!]