Emily Taylor noted that her phone was 'ringing off the hook' with calls about rattlesnake sightings, indicating a dramatic increase in encounters this year compared to previous years.
The new role was prompted in part by a disturbing case last year involving a dog that had been stabbed by her guardian live on social media. The dog's former guardian was ultimately sentenced to two to seven years in prison, and the dog has since been placed with a new family.
Red-necked keelback snakes possess a potent toxin derived from the toads they consume, which can cause severe harm to predators like mongooses. The snakes store these toxins in specialized nuchal glands.
"There are not very many conservation issues that I'm aware of where industry and conservationists and consumers and the fishermen and the resource users all want the same thing. Every stakeholder wants less bycatch."
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