For the Media
Surname pronunciation: 'Zah-den-ick' (Zah like BonanZA)​
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Title: Dr
(Please use it in all written/video introductions of me.)
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Primary Affiliation: The Australian Reptile Academy.
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Job Title: Herpetologist and Ecologist
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Time-zone: AEST (Brisbane, Australia).
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I am available for expert interviews on the following topics:
Urban Bird Conservation
Aussie Bird Count
Snakebite
Snake behaviour
Human-snake conflict
Snake venom
Palm Cockatoos
Death Adders
Old-growth tree conservation
Woogaroo Forest
Wildlife conservation
Animal intelligence​
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A note on ethics: I will not participate in any media story containing sensationalism or fear-mongering regarding snakes, as this is never factually correct and exacerbates the human-snake conflict.
Experience with the media
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Interviewed hundreds of times, 51 of which in 2023 alone, including 12 TV interviews.
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Interviewed 8 times live on ABC TV News,
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Featured on 9 TV show episodes:
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ABC's Landline,
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Built to Survive (2 episodes) (Emmy Award winner),
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Under Investigation with Liz Hayes
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Gardening Australia (airing in 2026)
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Netflix's The Nature of Music episode
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ABC's Catalyst (venom episode)
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Channel 10's The Project
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Run a Science Communication and Media Training ​workshop (paid) for conferences/orgs
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Am collaborating with Jaana Dielenberg (Biodiversity Council) to deliver one such workshop for the University of Queensland's Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science in March 2026. ​
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Received 2 weeks intensive media training from the ABC as the reward for winning their ABC Top Five Scientists award (3% winning rate)
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Communications Lead for:
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Australian Reptile Academy (5+ years)​
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IUCN Snake Specialist Group (3+ years)
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Gourmet Gumleaves Project (1+ years)
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Save Woogaroo Forest Group (co-lead) (1+ years)
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Actively manage 9 social media accounts across BlueSky, Insta, Fb, and X (Twitter)​
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