Snake expert to visit Scottburgh
Cormac Price grew up in Dublin, Ireland and has always been passionate about ecology and the conservation of reptiles and amphibians.
DURBAN-based herpetologist, Cormac Price, will be visiting the mid South Coast this weekend to talk on snakebite and human-snake conflict.
He researches the behaviour of urban snakes and their interaction with humans, and will conduct an in-depth talk on the subject at Crocworld Conservation Centre this Saturday, February 8.
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Cormac grew up in Dublin, Ireland and has always been passionate about ecology and the conservation of reptiles and amphibians.
He completed his BSc in zoology at University College Dublin, and his Masters in biodiversity and conservation at Trinity College Dublin before travelling to Nepal and Indonesia for his work, and then to Durban where his research continued.
The herpetologist has just completed his PhD at the University of KwaZulu-Natal where he examined different aspects of the ecology of two species of freshwater terrapin – the serrated hinged terrapin and the marsh terrapin – under the supervision of Professor Colleen Downs.
Cormac also does a lot of work with local herpetologist and founder and owner of KZN Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Nick Evans.
They both have now put focus on examining the ecology of the black mamba and Mozambique spitting cobra.
“Our current research is vital to help keep snake-human conflict at an absolute minimum, and to protect the populations of both species and the habitats they reside in,” said Cormac.
“Internationally, Durban is an extremely important study site for urban reptile research and it could become a leading example to other cities with resident populations of potentially dangerous snake species.”
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