A lot of exciting genomic work in my last year, but it's also exciting to get some really fun projects with collaborators done as well! More Mud #Snake research on the rise! mapress.com/zt/article/vie…

Awesome work by the team for getting Editor's Choice on our paper (doi.org/10.1093/jhered…) in Journal of Heredity! Was so fun co-leading with Jackson Roberts and working with Sara Ruane and yet another awesome project 🐍#genomics

We hosted a seminar day specifically on research and enhancing student and local community awareness of #snake #biodiversity and education in the Philippines. A major success and the start of work to come! A huge thank you to FSUU, my collaborators, and those that attended! 🧬

Incredible to check out some high elevation areas in the Philippines. Beautiful landscapes and wildlife!

Seeing colors on #snakes like this viper in the field never get old!

Another successful symposium in the Philippines! Doing these kinds of events between field research expeditions is imperative for local communities and academics to be aware of and understand why we do what we do!

I'm a snake guy, but I can't not post some of the other beautiful species we see here in the Philippines, like this Kaloula! Check out those toes!

Rain and flash floods really bringing out the #frogs! This Rhacophorus was nearly white a few minutes before this photo

I'm amazed that even in torrential downpours and flash floods, these guys still manage to hang onto branches or even just sit atop leaves. Pseudogekko and Cyrtodactylus in the Philippines

And finally, a snake! This cute little guy may look fierce, with those viper eyes and! triangular head shape, but this is Psammodynastes pulverulentus, the mock viper! A harmless snake that even has two enlarged, front fang-like teeth that are *not* connected to any venom system!

Finishing the last of a few invited seminars in the Philippines amidst field adventures! It's such a pleasure to work with and meet some of the most enthusiastic and brightest individuals!

I did something I thought was impossible. I cleared out my email of 11 years, 30,000 emails. Including an email from 3 years from myself with a link "how to clear your inbox and clean your email."

A new snake discovered from Himachal Pradesh has been placed into a newly identified genus, Anguiculus (meaning small snake). This finding highlights the distinctiveness of the Western Himalaya. Zeeshan A. Mirza Justin Bernstein ✒️Neha Jain india.mongabay.com/2025/01/an-ins…

I finally published our new paper embracing the heterogeneity of whole genomes for understanding evolutionary processes! And it's on #snakes! Always a plus! Huge thank you to my collaborators! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Wondering how fossils 🦴 can tell the stories of the past? Check out our new paper on Holocene #bats in the Caribbean, and what they taught us about extinction! 🦇 Congratulations to lead Angelo Soto at the American Museum of Natural History, and all collaborators Camilo A. Calderón Acevedo royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

So proud of the student I've been mentoring, Soe, on her first publication! Check it out Herpetology Notes to see some neat country level records on wolf snakes in Myanmar! herpetologynotes.org/index.php/hn/a…

If you're a fan of snakes, then check out all of the incredible talks this week through the links for Snake Week!