A new graduate student has joined the Davis Herpetology Lab for Spring 2025 working on a project related to environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys for imperiled snake species across southern New Mexico. Jake Kuschel graduated in December 2024 with a degree in Experimental Biology (Zoology) from Michigan State University. As an undergraduate, he worked in a research lab conducting behavioral and physiological experiments involving snakes (Python regius) and examining toxicity in newts (Taricha granulosa, T. torosa). Additionally, he will be applying his animal husbandry experience to assist with the Gennaro Natural History Museum at ENMU.

Welcome to the lab Jake!