Quick GRITS Podcast
Quick GRITS (Getting Real In Talking Science) is a podcast of short episodes that provide listeners with a quick, entertaining look into the lives of biologists and what they study. Episodes can be downloaded here
Episode 2: Rattlesnake Personalities
June 2020- Océane Da Cunha (UT- El Paso) talks about her experience and research with rattlesnake personalities and behavior
Océane Da Cunha ( Research Gate , Twitter ) is a PhD candidate at UT- El Paso. Océane completed a B.S. at Strasbourg University and a M.S. degree jointly between Strasbourg University and Truman State University (studying Timber Rattlesnake ecology), after which she began her Ph.D. at UTEP, where she spends much of her time at the Indio Mountains Research Station . She currently studies rattlesnake behavior and personality in Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes at the research station, which she discusses in this episode.