Dan Mangano is a zoologist and environmental educator, when he's not playing drums and singing with the Aussie rock band Ablaze.

We chat with Dan about some of the wild and captive animals he has worked with, his love for the natural environment, and the educational work he does with Victorian wildlife demonstration company Reptile Encounters.

Click here to check out Ablaze and support an awesome original band.

Click here to check out Victorian wildlife demonstration company Reptile Encounters.