University of South Alabama: Snake, Rattle and Role - Honors Student Finds Niche in Reptile Research
April 08, 2023
April 08, 2023
MOBILE, Alabama, April 8 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release:
On hot summer nights in West Texas, with her eyes wide and heart racing, Grace Coppinger learned how to capture rattlesnakes.
She joined Dr. Jason Strickland, a biology professor at the University of South Alabama, and two graduate students on a field trip near Big Bend National Park. After sundown, they drove through the desert looking for snakes crossing the road.
On hot summer nights in West Texas, with her eyes wide and heart racing, Grace Coppinger learned how to capture rattlesnakes.
She joined Dr. Jason Strickland, a biology professor at the University of South Alabama, and two graduate students on a field trip near Big Bend National Park. After sundown, they drove through the desert looking for snakes crossing the road.