What is a Pitfall Trap (for Herpetology)? Ask A Scientist

In this episode of Ask a Scientist, we head out to Powdermill Nature Reserve with Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Section of Herpetology Danny Hughes. He shows us how pitfall traps are set up and talks about his research with red-backed salamanders and other amphibians.
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