{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Good Growing","title":"Ep. 67 Talking Snakes with Dr. Vanek","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3450,"description":"On this week's Good Growing podcast we talk with wildlife biologist Dr. John Vanek all about snakes! Dr. Vanek has a specialty in herpetology and loves to study snakes. In this episode we discuss:\nWhy are so many humans afraid of snakes? Is it learned behavior or something deeper in our brains? \nWhat snake will people commonly encounter outside in Illinois? \nIs it safe to handle any wild snake we find outside? \nHow common are venomous snakes? What types do we have in Illinois? \n How can we tell the difference between a non-venomous and venomous snake? \nSnake ID from a listener submitted photo - Can you identify the snake hanging out in this tree?\nThis person had a cluster of snakes in her tree by a pond. What are they? And why are they clustered up? And will they eat the baby geese? \nAre snake populations declining? \nHow do we discourage snakes in our yard. What do we need to do? Do the repellants work? Mothballs?\nWhat if we want to encourage snakes in our yard. Is there some way we can do that? \nAre there any snakes that would help control larger animals like rabbits? \nA snake is hanging off of their ceiling fan! First off, how did it get on the fan? And how do we keep snakes out of the house? \nWhat happens when you know there’s a snake in the house, but you can’t find it? How do you flush out a snake? \n\nCheck out John's webpage johnpvanek.weebly.com\n\nWatch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/Y9iso_KVUXc\n___\nAny products mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion of these products.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/R8M4jy-2EktViSJpDBxEJL2IulcAlRJg8ktxlDJM3UA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNDE1LzE2ODk3/OTA0NTktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}