Becoming Immune to Toxic Snake Venom | Dr. Nick Youngman

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Nick Youngman Ph.D., is a herpetologist and toxicologist out of Queensland, Australia. He currently works at Billabong Sanctuary which is an animal refuge for naive wildlife species including some of the largest crocodiles on the planet! Dr. Youngman tells us about his experience working with such impressive animals and we also delve into the topic of venom research including how venom is studied, the arms race between toxic animals and their prey, monitor lizard venom, and more!

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0:00 Coming Up
00:36 Guest Intro
2:07 Housekeeping
3:19 Welcome Dr. Youngman- Education background
9:45 Working at Billabong & HUGE Crocs!
27:40 How is Venom Studied?
34:28 Blue Tongue Skinks vs. Venomous Snakes
42:32 Venom Delivery Systems
46:00 Monitors are Venomous
49:40 Toxicofera Clade
56:50 Private Venomous Keeping?
59:37 Getting Bite by Venomous Snakes
1:04:00 Research Plans Moving Forward?
1:10:10 Keeping Reptiles at Home
1:13:26 Closing Thoughts
1:14:13 Outro

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