Skip to main content

Search TrendsNew Ads Appearances Podcasts API

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.

The Knepp Wilding Podcast

The Knepp Wilding Podcast

Snakes and lizards

Jun 2, 2026 · 35 min · 11 segments

Meet Reuben Martin, a seventeen-year-old herpetologist who has been monitoring Knepp’s snakes and lizards with his father Tim. Reuben’s ability to read a landscape and know where snakes and lizards…

Meet Reuben Martin, a seventeen-year-old herpetologist who has been monitoring Knepp’s snakes and lizards with his father Tim. Reuben’s ability to read a landscape and know where snakes and lizards lurk is extraordinary. He is passionate about communicating the wonders of these secretive creatures to those of us who may be a little less certain of their charms. Learn about the habitat that keeps snakes and lizards safe, and how we can improve conditions for them in our landscapes and gardens. *Isabella Tree co-founded the Knepp rewilding project with her husband, Charlie Burrell. She is the award-winning author of 'Wilding', which was made into a major motion picture in 2024.* Send us a message or leave a comment Find out more about Knepp on our website and why not follow us on Instagram?

Meet Reuben Martin, a seventeen-year-old herpetologist who has been monitoring Knepp’s snakes and lizards with his father Tim. Reuben’s ability to read a landscape and know where snakes and lizards…

Speakers: Reuben MartinGuestIsabella TreeHostTim MartinGuest

No entities detected.

Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube Website

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalPopularityPopulartop 10%Audience≈7k followers

First Tin Discovery: Young Grass Snake3:39 – 8:07

Isabella TreeHost

3:39

Well, should we see if we can lift up a tin and see what we can find?

Reuben MartinGuest

3:41

Let's see what we can find.

Reuben MartinGuest

3:42

[tin rattles] Oh.

Isabella TreeHost

3:46

Um, okay, so here we have a wildlife survey please do not touch label on the top of the tin, but we're gonna lift it because we're, we're the professionals.

Isabella TreeHost

3:57

[tin rattles] Oh.

Reuben MartinGuest

3:57

Oh.

Reuben MartinGuest

3:57

[laughs]

Isabella TreeHost

3:58

So we've got one small grass snake and two slow worms.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:04

Oh, wow.

Isabella TreeHost

4:04

And it looks like a mouse nest.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:05

That's a good start.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:07

Yeah.

T

Tim MartinGuest

4:07

[laughs]

Reuben MartinGuest

4:07

So this looks like quite a young grass snake, probably just a couple years old.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:12

And you can see-

Isabella TreeHost

4:13

How do you know it's a couple of...

Isabella TreeHost

4:14

So Reuben's got this wiggling around in his hands.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:18

Yeah, so-

Isabella TreeHost

4:19

Beautiful little thing with a lovely...

Isabella TreeHost

4:21

It's very, very lively.

T

Tim MartinGuest

4:24

[laughs]

Reuben MartinGuest

4:25

Yeah.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:25

They do tend to calm down after a few minutes, but, uh, you can see...

Reuben MartinGuest

4:29

Well, maybe not if you're listening, but it does have a cloudy eye, which means it's going to shed its skin soon.

Isabella TreeHost

4:36

Oh.

EcologyEnvironment
Wildlife AwarenessEducation > Environmental Education
Environmental EducationEducation
HerpetologyScience > Biology
Habitat ManagementNature > Wildlife
Wildlife SurveysEnvironment > Ecology
Grass SnakesAnimals > Reptiles
Slow WormsAnimals > Reptiles > Grass Snakes
Habitat ConservationAnimals > Reptiles > Grass Snakes > Slow Worms
Reptile BehaviorEnvironment > Ecology > Wildlife Surveys
Conservation StrategiesEnvironment > Ecology > Wildlife Surveys > Reptile Behavior
Reptile EcologyScience > Biology > Herpetology
Species InteractionScience > Biology > Herpetology > Reptile Ecology
Reptile ConservationEducation > Environmental Education > Wildlife Awareness
Community EngagementEducation > Environmental Education > Wildlife Awareness > Reptile Conservation
BiodiversityNature > Wildlife > Habitat Management
Species ProtectionNature > Wildlife > Habitat Management > Biodiversity
Environment
Education
Science
Nature
WildlifeNature
Animals
BiologyScience
ReptilesAnimals

First Tin Discovery: Young Grass Snake3:39 – 8:07

Isabella TreeHost

3:39

Well, should we see if we can lift up a tin and see what we can find?

Reuben MartinGuest

3:41

Let's see what we can find.

Reuben MartinGuest

3:42

[tin rattles] Oh.

Isabella TreeHost

3:46

Um, okay, so here we have a wildlife survey please do not touch label on the top of the tin, but we're gonna lift it because we're, we're the professionals.

Isabella TreeHost

3:57

[tin rattles] Oh.

Reuben MartinGuest

3:57

Oh.

Reuben MartinGuest

3:57

[laughs]

Isabella TreeHost

3:58

So we've got one small grass snake and two slow worms.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:04

Oh, wow.

Isabella TreeHost

4:04

And it looks like a mouse nest.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:05

That's a good start.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:07

Yeah.

T

Tim MartinGuest

4:07

[laughs]

Reuben MartinGuest

4:07

So this looks like quite a young grass snake, probably just a couple years old.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:12

And you can see-

Isabella TreeHost

4:13

How do you know it's a couple of...

Isabella TreeHost

4:14

So Reuben's got this wiggling around in his hands.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:18

Yeah, so-

Isabella TreeHost

4:19

Beautiful little thing with a lovely...

Isabella TreeHost

4:21

It's very, very lively.

T

Tim MartinGuest

4:24

[laughs]

Reuben MartinGuest

4:25

Yeah.

Reuben MartinGuest

4:25

They do tend to calm down after a few minutes, but, uh, you can see...

Reuben MartinGuest

4:29

Well, maybe not if you're listening, but it does have a cloudy eye, which means it's going to shed its skin soon.

Isabella TreeHost

4:36

Oh.

Sign up to see more

The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode

Create an account Already have an account? Log in

No account is needed to search Radar.