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Colt Snapp
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- Galveston, TX
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- High School:
- Benton High School
- My favorite subject during the regular school day is:
- Biospeleology
- Extracurricular activities I am involved in at school:
- Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network
S.A.L.T. Camp Counselor
TAMUG Junior Yell Leader
Checking Crew
TAMUG Student Ambassador
Biology Supplemental Instructor
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Volunteer
NRCC Intern (National Resource Center for Cephlapods)
STFERL (Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab) Volunteer
MARB/MARF Representative
Student Government Association
- My interests (other than school) are:
- Nature Photography, Driving, Swimming, Snorkeling, Exploring, Adventures, Off-Roading, Kayaking, Camping, Clubbing, Beach Bumming, Hiking, Sailing, Geo caching, Volleyball, Frisbee, Racquetball, Soccer, Running, Inner-tube Water Polo, Basketball, Football
Who Am I...A Little Intro
I know some of you already...for the others I have no clue.
I'm going to give you a little insight on who I am...My Journey into the field of Marine Biology began when I took the Marine Biology class while attending Benton High School. I took the class my Junior and Senior year, the reason while I took both years was due to a very unfortunate accident. To my knowledge I'm the only person to be injured while on the trip to Andros Island. My knee vigorously went through a snorkel mask, and I had to get massive stitches in a very shady hospital that didn't look very clean. Besides this accident the class really opened my eyes to something I really love to do. I knew after the second trip Marine Biology was really something I wanted to do.
After Graduating in 2006, I attend Texas A&M University located in Galveston, TX where I'm currently pursuing a degree in Marine Biology with a minor in Anthropology. At First I was scared to leave the state to attend college, but now that I look back I'm so happy I decided to be here for college. While here I have had many different opportunities dealing with many parts of Marine Biology such as research, education and conservation.
The Opportunities/Research I have done while in college......
STFERL (Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab) Volunteer
My freshman year I participated in field research dealing with the migrations of Green, Kemps Ridley and Loggerhead sea turtles off the Texas Coast and in Texas Estuaries. We captured and satellite tagged these turtles and currently are researching there migration patterns using GPS technology along the Texas Coast. The current GPS track can be found at seaturle.org
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network Volunteer
I'm currently a Member of this organization which my primary responsibility is to help with Necropsy's of dolphins who died while stranding themselves. I also am trained to rehabilitated any injured or sick dolphins.
NOAA Sea Turtle Research
I have worked with many different Research labs for NOAA, but my biggest project to date has been working to examine if Shark Buoys used in long line fishing would in fact detour sea turtles from feeding off the lines so that they would not get hooked or tangled in the lines. Again working with Green and Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles
Sea World San Antonio
Over the past summer I worked at Sea World San Antonio for the Resident Camp Program. I was in charge of educating kids on all the different areas of Sea World including guiding them through the penguin exhibit, and Birdhouse exhibit. I also taught the high school kids about training Sea Lions, Dolphins and Beluga Whales. I had opportunities to be around these animals everyday and learned how to feed and take care of them, basically all husbandry parts of the job.
National Resource Center for Cephlapods
I'm currently in charge of aquaculture dealing with cephlapods, cuttlefish, and squid. We help to raise these inverts for future research dealing with cancer drugs and medicines and also sell them to many different aquariums around the world
As you can tell I have been pretty busy, but I love what I do so I continue to do it day end and day out!
I'm going to give you a little insight on who I am...My Journey into the field of Marine Biology began when I took the Marine Biology class while attending Benton High School. I took the class my Junior and Senior year, the reason while I took both years was due to a very unfortunate accident. To my knowledge I'm the only person to be injured while on the trip to Andros Island. My knee vigorously went through a snorkel mask, and I had to get massive stitches in a very shady hospital that didn't look very clean. Besides this accident the class really opened my eyes to something I really love to do. I knew after the second trip Marine Biology was really something I wanted to do.
After Graduating in 2006, I attend Texas A&M University located in Galveston, TX where I'm currently pursuing a degree in Marine Biology with a minor in Anthropology. At First I was scared to leave the state to attend college, but now that I look back I'm so happy I decided to be here for college. While here I have had many different opportunities dealing with many parts of Marine Biology such as research, education and conservation.
The Opportunities/Research I have done while in college......
STFERL (Sea Turtle and Fisheries Ecology Research Lab) Volunteer
My freshman year I participated in field research dealing with the migrations of Green, Kemps Ridley and Loggerhead sea turtles off the Texas Coast and in Texas Estuaries. We captured and satellite tagged these turtles and currently are researching there migration patterns using GPS technology along the Texas Coast. The current GPS track can be found at seaturle.org
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network Volunteer
I'm currently a Member of this organization which my primary responsibility is to help with Necropsy's of dolphins who died while stranding themselves. I also am trained to rehabilitated any injured or sick dolphins.
NOAA Sea Turtle Research
I have worked with many different Research labs for NOAA, but my biggest project to date has been working to examine if Shark Buoys used in long line fishing would in fact detour sea turtles from feeding off the lines so that they would not get hooked or tangled in the lines. Again working with Green and Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles
Sea World San Antonio
Over the past summer I worked at Sea World San Antonio for the Resident Camp Program. I was in charge of educating kids on all the different areas of Sea World including guiding them through the penguin exhibit, and Birdhouse exhibit. I also taught the high school kids about training Sea Lions, Dolphins and Beluga Whales. I had opportunities to be around these animals everyday and learned how to feed and take care of them, basically all husbandry parts of the job.
National Resource Center for Cephlapods
I'm currently in charge of aquaculture dealing with cephlapods, cuttlefish, and squid. We help to raise these inverts for future research dealing with cancer drugs and medicines and also sell them to many different aquariums around the world
As you can tell I have been pretty busy, but I love what I do so I continue to do it day end and day out!
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Senior Year...Another Year....
As I begin my senior year at Texas A&M, I have suddenly came to the realization I soon will be an adult. I have to enter the real world soon, but do I? I'm starting to look into graduate school dealing with Marine Sciences or Marine Mammal research. I have many options in my mind and not too sure what to do.
I create this blog post to congratulate the new marine biology class and hope for many memories to come the next year for each and every one of you. Through the class I came to realize… Continue
I create this blog post to congratulate the new marine biology class and hope for many memories to come the next year for each and every one of you. Through the class I came to realize… Continue
Posted on August 20, 2009 at 8:50pm —
Turtles!
I see all these blog posts on turtles and on the book...even though I don't have the book I will express my feelings on turtles..
When I started my Major I always thought turtles were boring until I had the chance to work with them and I discovered there mysterious ways. They can be very fierce creatures, and very strong. They may look slow, but in fact are very fast animals. I have been cut, hit and had to run after turtles to keep track of them.
Here is how many of us it takes to keep one to… Continue
When I started my Major I always thought turtles were boring until I had the chance to work with them and I discovered there mysterious ways. They can be very fierce creatures, and very strong. They may look slow, but in fact are very fast animals. I have been cut, hit and had to run after turtles to keep track of them.
Here is how many of us it takes to keep one to… Continue
Posted on September 20, 2008 at 9:39pm — 3 Comments
I'm Alive...and with power now!
I survived Ike.....I can officially say it now
I finally received power and cable in the house that I have been staying in. It has been seven days since I could sit and relax in air conditioning! Unfortunately Galveston, TX is still closed and now my school is officially moving all 2000 students to main campus on Texas A&M located in College Station. I will be attending there on Sep. 24th until who knows when....I have to start all my classes over and we are on a accelerated schedule now. I… Continue
I finally received power and cable in the house that I have been staying in. It has been seven days since I could sit and relax in air conditioning! Unfortunately Galveston, TX is still closed and now my school is officially moving all 2000 students to main campus on Texas A&M located in College Station. I will be attending there on Sep. 24th until who knows when....I have to start all my classes over and we are on a accelerated schedule now. I… Continue
Posted on September 20, 2008 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment
Here Ike Blows!
I don't know how much more time we will have power but I'll quickly update, I'm located 30 miles north of of Galveston, TX and I'm now experiencing wind gusts of 60 MPH. The hurricane is almost here only a couple hours away...looks like the eye of the hurricane will pass directly over me. I thought I would post a picture of what it looked like out side as of 7:00 PM when wind gusts were around 50 MPH.
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Posted on September 12, 2008 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment
Still Waiting
T minus 8 hours.....
Know it looks like the Eye of the hurricane will directly hit me....the storm is still eight hours away and the 18 foot seawall on Galveston island that was build up after the hurricane of 1900, is completely gone the storm surge is already above the away and the Island is already flooding...this is a picture on CNN just now of what seawall looks like as of now
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Know it looks like the Eye of the hurricane will directly hit me....the storm is still eight hours away and the 18 foot seawall on Galveston island that was build up after the hurricane of 1900, is completely gone the storm surge is already above the away and the Island is already flooding...this is a picture on CNN just now of what seawall looks like as of now
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Posted on September 12, 2008 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments
WATER...
warm
tropical
water
flowing
ever
so slowly
...northward
tropical
water
flowing
ever
so slowly
...northward
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During our last class I definitely had several aha moments! Way back in third grade we learned about the layers of the Earth: the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core. What I never even thought about was whether or not the ocean had levels as...
(video of a marine biology graduate!)
Hahahhahaha oh my gosh! That is too funny, we have a teacher at LHS named Mr. Neff, so thats why I messed up. I do know the name of the teacher of our class. :)
Ok so I'm not that great at reflecting on things but here goes anyways.
Monday night I got to class just in time to start the lesson on Oceanic Zones. As everybody so far has said I had no clue about the different levels, not only are there level...
"One thing that confused me on Monday is when Mr. Neff told us that the inverted trophic pyramid isn't real. Can anyone help clear this up because I thought that it was." Totally forgot! I remember him saying (his name is Mr. NASH by the way, ha) ...
Oh that would make since! See I must not have heard or remembered how long tides are. 12 hours wouldn't create much of a problem for the creatures in the tide pools then. Thanks for resolving my issue
Hey Kody! :)
I also didn't know that the ocean was broken into specific categories before class on Monday. I am pretty sure that the creatures probably get a new batch of water every 12 hours at high tide, so they shouldn't die in that amount of t...
Hey Carsen!
I liked your response a lot, I wan't sure what we were really susspose to respond to until I read what you guys had put so thanks! :) Also I had forgot about the fact that 90% of all living species live in the photic zone. So thanks fo...
I'm not going to beat a dead horse and talk about the same things that Carsen and Kody talked about, but they both brought up very interesting points that we learned on Monday.
I like that Mr. Nash showed us some pictures and talked to us about th...
To start off, I had no clue there was "Oceanic Zones." I only thought there was deep and shallow parts of the ocean, not broken down into specific categories. The Pelagic zones are the zones classified horizontally, and the Benthic zones are class...
I have the same questions! "They do have to develope one right, they aren't just born like that right?" I believe that they are not born with that capability. I thought that they somehow adapt like the cactus story we learned in class 11-9, correc...
Honestly, before last Monday's class, I had no clue about the levels of the ocean other that what we had breifly talked about in class. Some things that I learned was the fact that 90% of the living species in the ocean live in the "Photic Zone." ...
I take my comment about the baby smooth lumpsucker being the most awesome thing ever. This is the coolest thing ever by far.
This has got to be the coolest thing ever.
Use the space below to reflect on our latest class discussion on oceanic zones (both benthic & pelagic) and the apparent "inverted trophic pyramid" found in coral reef ecosystems.
The slide set we used to facilitate our chat can be viewed here:
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I'm not sure actually. Fairly young, probably a 2-3?
These are amazing, Stephanie! As always thanks so much for popping back in to add these for us. I really appreciate it greatly.
WOW. have any idea how old this one is?
wow... that's a cute little guy at that stage, huh?
YUM. how cool...
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It is amazing to see everything you have participated in so far. All of your research projects sound so intriguing! On your last project, I was surprised to see shrimp included in your list. I really didn't know those were animals scientists were looking at for cancer research! Really interesting!