The Expert and The Idiot - A Reptile Podcast
Jul 16, 2026 · 2 hr 28 min · 19 segments
Dr. Kevin R. Messenger is a conservation biologist, herpetologist, and professor of zoology at Nanjing Forestry University in China. His work focuses on the ecology and conservation of Asian reptiles…
Kevin MessengerGuestAdamHost
like yeah that is true uh the sooner the better he's like but sometimes we have people who are bitten by venomous snakes and they show up three days later and we give them anti-venom and they get better well yeah you could if they're if they're okay after three days you could give them water and be better i mean so i said no i don't want any venom The big difference I always try to tell people is if I'm in the U.S. and I'm trespassing on somebody's property, you're likely to get a gun pulled on you and told to leave.
I'll shoot you.
Yeah.
In China, if you are caught on somebody else's property, they are more likely to invite you in to have tea.
And if it's around mealtime, they're going to tell you to come for lunch or stay for dinner.
Well, that's insane.
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