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| Name: |
Meredith Whitney, aka Zetekitoxin |
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| Age: |
31 |
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| Location: |
Bloomington,
Indiana USA |
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| Occupation: |
Graduate
student (MS Environmental Science, Applied Ecology) |
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| Currently Kept
Critters: |
1.3 Corucia zebrata (Solomon Island Skink)
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| About Me: |
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I
got my first herp pet (as opposed to the snakes and frogs I
used to catch as a kid) when I was 18, and quickly became
hooked. I've kept various reptiles and amphibians over
the years and in 1998 got a job as the curator of an animal
collection at a small science museum. I did that for a
few years then moved to DC and became a zookeeper at the
Baltimore Zoo's reptile house. Once I got fed up with
my commute I applied to the National Zoo's reptile
department and to grad school. I got accepted to both
in the same week. I chose grad school. Let's
hope I made the right choice...I've been suffering from
serious herp withdrawal ever since.
I'm married to an officer in the USCG and so I get to move
every two years or so. My other interests are hiking
and letterboxing, and drinking at dive bars. I'm also
a killer bartender, as that's what I do in between
"real" jobs.
Photos: Me at work and at play (at my favorite dive). |
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