I don't know what to say...I just received this in the mail as a PhD gift and am absolutely in shock 🤯 hard copy of 1885 Origin of Species

Very happy to announce that I will be continuing my #snake research as an Assistant Professor at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania Fall 2026! This is the start of the SERPNT Lab! 🐍 Thank you to the huge number of individuals that have made this possible!

So glad to have this published in @JBiogeography ! We use genomics to elucidate patterns of diversification and dispersal in the Indo-Australian Archipelago and reject notorious biogeographic hypotheses in the region! Amazing job to all of the coauthors. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

If you're a fan of snakes, then check out all of the incredible talks this week through the links for Snake Week!

So proud of the student I've been mentoring, Soe, on her first publication! Check it out @HerpNotes to see some neat country level records on wolf snakes in Myanmar! herpetologynotes.org/index.p…

Wondering how fossils 🦴 can tell the stories of the past? Check out our new paper on Holocene #bats in the Caribbean, and what they taught us about extinction! 🦇 Congratulations to lead @Mormoops at the @AMNH, and all collaborators @camiloandresAC royalsocietypublishing.org/d…

I finally published our new paper embracing the heterogeneity of whole genomes for understanding evolutionary processes! And it's on #snakes! Always a plus! Huge thank you to my collaborators! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

I did something I thought was impossible. I cleared out my email of 11 years, 30,000 emails. Including an email from 3 years from myself with a link "how to clear your inbox and clean your email."

Finishing the last of a few invited seminars in the Philippines amidst field adventures! It's such a pleasure to work with and meet some of the most enthusiastic and brightest individuals!

And finally, a snake! This cute little guy may look fierce, with those viper eyes and! triangular head shape, but this is Psammodynastes pulverulentus, the mock viper! A harmless snake that even has two enlarged, front fang-like teeth that are *not* connected to any venom system!

I'm amazed that even in torrential downpours and flash floods, these guys still manage to hang onto branches or even just sit atop leaves. Pseudogekko and Cyrtodactylus in the Philippines

Rain and flash floods really bringing out the #frogs! This Rhacophorus was nearly white a few minutes before this photo

I'm a snake guy, but I can't not post some of the other beautiful species we see here in the Philippines, like this Kaloula! Check out those toes!

Another successful symposium in the Philippines! Doing these kinds of events between field research expeditions is imperative for local communities and academics to be aware of and understand why we do what we do!

Seeing colors on #snakes like this viper in the field never get old!

Incredible to check out some high elevation areas in the Philippines. Beautiful landscapes and wildlife!

We hosted a seminar day specifically on research and enhancing student and local community awareness of #snake #biodiversity and education in the Philippines. A major success and the start of work to come! A huge thank you to FSUU, my collaborators, and those that attended! 🧬