. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. coursing rivers in the Coastal Plain. It often rests in low-hanging tree branches, dropping into the water at the softest sound. Of the 38 species of snakes found in North Carolina, six are venomous and live in the Coastal Plain. But no snake, not even. the poisonous cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes, are aggressive man- hunters. All snakes are apt to slither the other way when you stumble into their domain. Bowen. like fellow NCSU graduate student John Temple and Alvin Braswell of t
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. coursing rivers in the Coastal Plain. It often rests in low-hanging tree branches, dropping into the water at the softest sound. Of the 38 species of snakes found in North Carolina, six are venomous and live in the Coastal Plain. But no snake, not even. the poisonous cottonmouths, rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes, are aggressive man- hunters. All snakes are apt to slither the other way when you stumble into their domain. Bowen. like fellow NCSU graduate student John Temple and Alvin Braswell of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, handles snakes ever}' day. Unlike others, these men don't fear the reptiles. They seek them out. "I've been interested in snakes pretty much all my life — as long as I can ; says Temple, who is working on his doctorate in physiology. He studies the different capabilities of common rat snakes and water snakes to digest toxic poisons from amphibian mucus, research that may one day be applied to treating human nervous- system disorders. Bowen. also a longtime snake enthusiast, studies the seasonal changes in potency of cottonmouth venom, searching out swampy, cottonmouth hot spots in eastern North Carolina. He brings the reptiles back to the lab. milking them for their poison every 10 days. Braswell. the curator of herpetology at the museum, is often considered the state's top herpetologist. Among other research, he records where snakes are found in the state and manages hundreds of the preserved reptiles in the museum's research Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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