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The Desert Speaks
Desert Venom
Season 19
Episode 1905
David Yetman joins Herpatologists in their various quests to learn more about the many venomous creatures that call the Sonoran Desert home. They track Tiger Rattlesnakes using radio implants before heading up to the mountains to observe rattlesnake dens. While studying the impact urban developments have on the movements of a Gila Monster, they encounter rattlesnakes, tarantulas and desert toads.
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