Instructional Video
California Academy of Sciences

Ca Academy of Sciences: Science Heroes: Bob Drewes, Adventure in Kenya

9th - 10th
Dr. Robert Drewes talks about his too-close-for-comfort encounter with a spitting cobra while doing fieldwork in Kenya. [2:09]
Instructional Video
California Academy of Sciences

Ca Academy of Sciences: Science Heroes: Bob Drewes, Purpose of Snake Venom

9th - 10th
Dr. Robert Drewes explains how snakes use their venom as a food-obtaining mechanism rather than a protection tool. [1:31]
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California Academy of Sciences

Ca Academy of Sciences: Science Heroes: Bob Drewes, Finding Unique Species

9th - 10th
Dr. Robert Drewes, curator of herpetology at the Academy has led two multidisciplinary Academy expeditions to Sao Tome and Principe in past years. The Islands' biogeography presents a unique opportunity to witness evolutionary processes...