{"id":15250,"date":"2020-07-29T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=15250"},"modified":"2025-08-01T11:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:10:39","slug":"ask-an-expert-wildlife-mythbusters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/ask-an-expert-wildlife-mythbusters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask an Expert: Wildlife Mythbusters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"meta\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-flexy\">\n<div id=\"meta-contents\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-flexy\">\n<div id=\"container\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"style-scope ytd-expander\">\n<div id=\"description\" class=\"style-scope ytd-video-secondary-info-renderer\">Join Purdue Extension wildlife specialists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/brian-j-macgowan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian MacGowan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/provost\/bios\/rod-williams.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rod Williams<\/a> as they clear up what is fact and fiction when it comes to wildlife. They burst the bubble on some commonly heard &#8220;facts&#8221; about snapping turtles, hellbenders, coyotes, snakes and more.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ask an Expert: Wildlife Mythbusters\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2M5sQiPPJYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>If you have any questions regarding wildlife, or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our <a title=\"Ask an Expert\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert<\/a> web page.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"always-shown\" class=\"style-scope ytd-metadata-row-container-renderer\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ticket-shelf\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-flexy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7XTwtV_1BLQt24xhCbMpm6W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask an Expert<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources Youtube Channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7XTijMyab8WElouaTwlUfsN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wildlife<\/a>, Playlist<\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-flexy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/extension\/nature\/Pages\/Reptiles.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reptiles: Turtles, Snakes, and Lizards<\/a>\u200b\u200b, Purdue Nature of Teaching<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/coyotes-are-on-the-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coyotes are on the Move<\/a>, Got Nature? 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