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At the Florida Program for Shark Research, our efforts focus primarily on the study and conservation of Florida’s current remaining sawfish species, the smalltooth sawfish. The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is one of five sawfish species living in tropical and subtropical rivers, lakes, and
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In 1493, Christopher Columbus built the first intentional European colonial town in the New World. It was intended as a base from which to establish Spanish presence and dominion in the Indies, and was Columbus’s American home. The site is located on the east bank of the Bajabonico River wh
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp.251-260. 1987 La Isabela.

R esearchers have identified an invasive blood-sucking parasite on mud shrimp in the waters of British Columbia’s Calvert Island. The discovery represents the northern-most record of the parasite on the West Coast and is likely an indication of its ability to spread without human transport. Or
native to Asia and Russia, has decimated mud shrimp populations in California and Washington

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Rough Earth Snake Basic description Most adult Rough Earthsnakes are about 7-10 inches (18-26 cm) in total length. These are small glossy brown or grayish-brown snakes with a light yellow or cream-colored belly. The head is small with a distinctly pointed snout. A
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.

Sclerochronology is the study of astronomical cycles recorded in the hard tissues of organisms such as the shells of mollusks and corals or the teeth and horns of mammals. It is analogous to dendrochronology, the study of annual rings in trees. Sclerochronology comes from the Greek word ’skleros‘ me
Before George Washington was elected president, this specimen would have settled

NON-VENOMOUS  Other common names Ringneck Snake, Southern Ring-necked Snake, Key Ring-necked Snake Basic description Most adult Ring-necked Snakes are about 8-14 inches (21-36 cm) in total length. Adults are small and slender with a black or slate gray body and a yellowish ring across the neck,
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Yellow-bellied Watersnake, Red-bellied Watersnake Basic description Most adult Plain-bellied Watersnakes are about 30-48 inches (76-122 cm) in total length. Adults are thick-bodied and are uniform greenish gray or reddish-brown in color with no patterning on the b
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Gibbons, J.W. and M.E.

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Florida Green Water Snake Basic description Most adult Florida Green Watersnakes are about 30-55 inches (76-140 cm) in total length. Adults are stout-bodied snakes and may be greenish, brownish, or orangish, with no real distinctive markings other than dark speckl
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Gibbons, J.W. and M.E.

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Coachwhip, Racer Basic description Most adult Coachwhips are about 42-60 inches (107-152 cm) in total length. This is a very long and slender snake with large and prominent eyes that have yellow irises. Adults typically have a dark brown or black head, neck, and a
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.

Using the largest dated evolutionary tree of flowering plants ever assembled, a new study suggests how plants developed traits to withstand low temperatures, with implications that human-induced climate change may pose a bigger threat than initially thought to plants and global agriculture. T
temperatures,� said lead author Amy Zanne, assistant professor of biology in George Washington