Episode description

Frank Robb is an alligator expert and founder of the non-profit EEARSS (Environmental Education Awareness Research Support and Services).  He became a Chicago legend when he caught the alligator Chance the Snapper in Humboldt Park in 2019. We discuss that incident along with many interesting facts about alligators and how they may have some answers to curing disease in humans.

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Frank's Background
03:20 - Alligators Vs. Crocodiles
05:25 - Location, Size, & Lifespan
07:45 - Alligators, Gender & Pollutants
09:43 - Alligators & Intelligence
12:27 - Alligators With Dogs & Humans
15:10 - Alligators Diet
17:27 - Sounds Alligators Make & Teeth
19:55 - Alligators & Their Young
21:18 - Gator Holes & Predators
24:00 - Humans Feeding Alligators & Social Media
28:35 - Alligators & Manatees Hanging Together
29:32 - Chicago Gator Chance "The Snapper"
37:15 - Alligators Endocrine Systems
39:25 - Alligators & Echosystem
40:40 - Pythons
42:25 - Alligators, Disease & Conservation Issues
48:17 - Giant Snakes & Risk
51:45 - EEARSS
52:46 - Outro

EEARSS website:
https://eearss.org/

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com/

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