Going snakey! A PhD student wants to hear your stories of spotting the slithery creatures in Newfoundland
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Invasive species are nothing new in Newfoundland. Moose were introduced by the government in 1904. Eastern American toads came in 1960. Now, we have snakes. Andrea Gigeroff is a PhD student at Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB, and she wants to hear your stories of snake spotting.
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