NON-VENOMOUSÂ 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
When it comes to public access, the tree of life has holes. A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers shows about 70 percent of published genetic sequence comparisons are not publicly accessible, leaving researchers worldwide unable to get to critical data they may need to
Katz of Smith College, Keith Crandall of George Washington University, and Jiabin
What is oVert? oVert, short for openVertebrate, is a new initiative to provide free, digital 3-D vertebrate anatomy models and data to researchers, educators, students and the public. Over the next four years, the oVert team will CT scan 20,000 fluid-preserved specimens from U.S. museum collections
Michigan Daniel Rabosky University of Texas, Austin David Cannatella University of Washington
Faculty and Staff For further information, or to arrange for examination of particular collections, contact: Dr. Amanda Hall, Collections Manager Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA Tel: 352-273-1928 E-mail:Â ahall@floridamuseum.ufl.edu
 Charly graduated in 2020 from the museum studies MA program at George Washington
Exciting archaeological discoveries often happen long after the excavation tools are put away. This is one reason why museum collections are so important. A case in point: In 1990, volunteer excavators at Pineland’s Operation H unearthed a two-inch-long, odd-shaped bone from a large mammal.
An internet search determined that the closest skeletons were in Washington D.C.
Students Ashley Hamersma Ph.D. Student Department of Biology Florida Museum of Natural History Advisor: Dr. Steven R. Manchester Email: ahamersma“@“ufl.edu I received my BS in Earth & Environmental Sciences and a minor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of M
received my B.S. in Geology with a minor in Classical Studies from the University of Washington
