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n Episode #49 of Season #4, I will discuss the Hammerhead Shark which is a very unique and interesting shark.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors. I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode we will talk about the Hammerhead Sharks
• I will discuss that there are 9 species of Hammerhead Sharks.
• What do they eat?
• What eats the hammerhead sharks?
• Where do they live?
• I will bring up their migrations?
• Do they attack and eat and kill humans?
• What is that hammerhead shape of their head for?
• How do they reproduce ... this might surprise you!!

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In Episode #48 of Season #4, I will discuss the Hammerhead Worm which is a very highly invasive worm.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors. I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode we will talk about the Hammerhead worm
• It eats earthworms.
• It came from southeast Asia.
• Very invasive and eats earthworms, slugs, and insect larvae.
• Re[produces sexually and asexually.
• We will mention to never chop them up because they regenerate easily.

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In Episode #47 I will discuss PART TWO of the Timber Rattlesnake. Otherwise known as the Canebrake Rattlesnake.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors. I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode we will talk about the Timber rattlesnake.
• I did mean to discuss that they are venomous but the ARE NOT poisonous. If something is poisonous it typically means we ate it. But is something injects or bites us and inducts into us a venom then they are venomous.
• They live in half of the United States.
• They have eggs inside their bodies but the eggs hatch prior to the babies being born as live birth.
• Lets talk about what they eat and what eats them.
• Listen at the end about my Thank Goodness for the glass story as a rattlesnake struck at my face!!!!

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The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.
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In Episode #46 I will discuss the Timber Rattlesnake. Otherwise known as the Canebrake Rattlesnake.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors. I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode we will talk about the Timber rattlesnake.
• I did mean to discuss that they are venomous but the ARE NOT poisonous. If something is poisonous it typically means we ate it. But is something injects or bites us and inducts into us a venom then they are venomous.
• They live in half of the United States.
• They have eggs inside their bodies but the eggs hatch prior to the babies being born as live birth.

My website:
https://theamateurnaturalist.buzzsprout.com/2032491

Be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see pictures or hear your feedback.

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
• Please hit Follow
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• please tell 1-2 friends or family about this podcast

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The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.
I love this music. Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

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In Episode #45 I will discuss the striped skunk.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors. I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• In tonight's episode we will talk about the striped skunk because it is February 2024. Skunks are on the move.
• Why are they on the move?
• Why are so many getting killed on the highway, every single year, in February and in March?
• We will talk about where they live geographically.
• Where do they live as far as habitats.
• How long is their gestation period and how big of a litter does momma actually have?
• And I have a few stories where I was pretty dang close to striped skunks. Once, almost in my lap!!!!!!

My website:
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The short music intro and outro is:
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In Episode #44 I will discuss the the bright white, edible mushroom that looks a lot like Santa Claus big white beard.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors. I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• I will describe what this mushroom looks like.
• I will discuss that there are three mushrooms in the wild that look somewhat like this Lion's Mane mushroom and they are Comb Tooth, White Coral Fungus, and Bear's Head Tooth mushrooms.
• I spoke a lot about not going out and picking fungus and mushrooms if you are not very proficient or an actual professional at identifying mushrooms. It can be dangerous if you do not know what you are doing. I apologize for saying it so many times on the podcast, I just wanted to emphasize the point of being careful.
• I gave a few ideas of where to buy the mushrooms or to even get kits to grow them at your house.
• I also mentioned that there are many pills, capsules, powders that you can use for helping with all kinds of health issues like anxiety and depression. I also stated several times that there is not enough FDA testing done to prove much of this yet. So, again, be careful.

My website:
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The short music intro and outro is:
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In Episode #43 I will discuss the the colossal, yet actually declining in population, bird we call, the Albatross.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors. I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• The biological classification of the Albatross.
• Where does it live geographically?
• How many species of the Albatross are there?
• How wide is it's massive wing span?
• What is causing the decline of 16 of the 22 species of Albatross?
• What do they eat?
• Do they mate for life?
• How does plastic pollution affect these Albatross?

My website:
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Be sure to visit Facebook and look for my site ... The Amateur Naturalist
I would love to hear your ideas, see pictures or hear your feedback.

You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
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The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.
I love this music. Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

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In Episode #42 I will discuss the holiday plant, mistletoe.

Your host is Tommy Fowler. I have a biology degree from the University of Kentucky and a high passion for the outdoors. I am "The Amateur Naturalist".

We will talk about:

• The biological classification of the mistletoe.
• Where does it live geographically?
• Is mistletoe a parasitic plant?
• How did hanging mistletoe on a door way and the kissing practice actually get started?!?!
• What they look like
• Medicinal uses by Native Americans and in Europe
• Does it actually kill trees?
• Can you eat or can you smoke it to get high?
• It's that time of the year. Get your mistletoe hung above your doorway asap ... kisses are waiting for you!!

Christmas music this week is Royalty Free and is "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" by The Jingle Punks Thank you so much for the nice Christmas music! I love it.

My website:
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You can help me out by:

• Please hit “download” on every episode
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The short music intro and outro is:
"Hickory Hollow" by Dan Lebowitz.
I love this music. Thank you, Dan.

This music is royalty free.

Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify