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December 15, 2020

The Online World of #Herping

Every day, reptile and amphibian enthusiasts log on in search of community. What they find ranges from trustworthy advice to a spiraling mess of pedantry.

Michelle DelgadobyMichelle Delgado
Reptiles and amphibians also known as herps seemingly coming out of an iPad.
Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. Illustration by Sophie McTear

Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. Illustration by Sophie McTear

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In October 2018, David Castaneda was kayaking in Lake Michigan when something caught his eye through the chilly mist: A dark shape bobbing next to him in the water. He recognized the improbable figure. It was an alligator, about four feet long but strangely limp and unresponsive. Then he saw something even more troubling: Its mouth was bound shut with blue tape.

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“It was going to die if I just left it there,” he later told a local news station.

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