Lori Monday was raising three kids, going to school, and struggling to find herself when she had a life-changing encounter with a snake. It led her down a path chock full of reptiles. As an education ambassador for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Lori literally keeps a menagerie of reptiles and amphibians as a part of her job. Listen to find out what it means when someone says, "Hey... wanna go herping?" 

1:30 "Herping" - to wander about and look for reptiles and amphibians

3:00 Freezer situation: frozen mice of all sizes, ya'll #portraitofasnakeowner

4:00 Authentic tacos.  Find out more at our Artemis Podcast FB Group

7:00 Goose tacos. A new addition to your taco repertoire.

10:00 When someone asks, "Wanna go herping?" ...and that first snake encounter. "It was the most beautiful, gentle thing." 

14:00 Getting into hunting/archery through a game and fish department, but also just by showing up

17:00 Deer lease 101 (effort + investment)

24:00 Herping isn't just about reptiles/amphibians... you'll see spider eyes catch the light, opossums, armadillos... all kinds of life at dawn or dusk

27:00 Project Wild from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

28:00 Lori's teaching menagerie (which lives in her bedroom at home)

29:00 "Hey, I gotta call you back... my alligator is trying to eat my turtle."

35:00 Seeing the world at night can open your eyes... plus, experiencing the natural world up close for the first time

38:00 Snake phobias + the mind-changing experience of a herping ed trip

42:00 The first time in a deer stand isn't entirely intuitive

45:00 Taking your kids hunting as an adult-onset hunter

48:00 Harvesting your first deer as your teenage son cheers you on #heartexplosion

52:00 Women's Outdoor Retreat  hosted by the South Carolina Wildlife Federation

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