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Dan Eatherley

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Independent research consultant. Wildlife TV (BBC, Nat Geo, etc). Writer of such nature/history books as Bushmaster (Skyhorse) and Invasive Aliens (HarperCollins). Next up, Wild Hope (Pelagic), exploring positive conservation stories. Exeter, UK

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To celebrate 10 years since my original quest to American jungles (of all variety), I'll be penning a brand new FOREWORD about BABY BOOMERS, CONSPIRACY, and SELF-TAUGHT EXPERTS.

There's even COLD-BLOODED MURDER, and that's before I get on to the REPTILES.

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Excited to announce the new BUSHMASTER will be hitting the shelves (wooden, metal and digital) in NOVEMBER!!!!

Will feature EXTRAORDINARY NEW FULL COLOUR PHOTOS of BUSHMASTERS and OTHER DENIZENS OF OUR ASTONISHING RAINFORESTS!!?

10.06.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Gotta start working on the FOREWORD
My brain is brimming with IDEAS!!

12.06.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta start working on the FOREWORD
My brain is brimming with IDEAS!!

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Lee was fab to catch up with last year. He'll be starrii in my next book "Wild Hope' in due course...

08.06.2025 09:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image 12.06.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta start working on the FOREWORD
My brain is brimming with IDEAS!!

12.06.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to announce the new BUSHMASTER will be hitting the shelves (wooden, metal and digital) in NOVEMBER!!!!

Will feature EXTRAORDINARY NEW FULL COLOUR PHOTOS of BUSHMASTERS and OTHER DENIZENS OF OUR ASTONISHING RAINFORESTS!!?

10.06.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Conservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage status Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communities

1. It’s good to see this scandal being called out at last. My thanks and congratulations go to Lee Schofield, Karen Lloyd and Ian Convery. But it’s also absolutely infuriating that it has come to this point, as I explain in this thread.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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*starring

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Lee was fab to catch up with last year. He'll be starrii in my next book "Wild Hope' in due course...

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Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World's Largest Viper Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World's Largest Viper - Kindle edition by Eatherley, Dan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World's Largest Viper.

Do you love ESOTERIC late 19th/early 20th century HISTORY, ridiculously long and deadly rare SNAKES, and a DAMN GOOD READ?

If so, I'm pleased to announce the imminent relaunch of my book: BUSHMASTER: RAYMOND DITMARS AND THE HUNT FOR THE WORLD'S LARGEST VIPER.

www.amazon.com/Bushmaster-R...

31.05.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

@guyshrubsole.bsky.social Thanks for the follow backπŸ™ πŸ™

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The banner’s up… the #DartmoorTorsFestival starts today! Lots to enjoy inc talks with writers, archaeologists, artists incl @lisaschneidau.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social , @lewis-winks.bsky.social and walks shorturl.at/Oomce

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Children with stars on the moors

Children with stars on the moors

A large crowd by a tor

A large crowd by a tor

The stars are for everyone, forever, thanks to three years of tireless campaigning to ensure wild camping rights are safe on Dartmoor.

Today we celebrated this historic victory at Haytor.

Tomorrow we will continue to work for access rights for all, beyond Dartmoor.

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Always look down

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To celebrate 10 years since my original quest to American jungles (of all variety), I'll be penning a brand new FOREWORD about BABY BOOMERS, CONSPIRACY, and SELF-TAUGHT EXPERTS.

There's even COLD-BLOODED MURDER, and that's before I get on to the REPTILES.

31.05.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World's Largest Viper Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World's Largest Viper - Kindle edition by Eatherley, Dan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Bushmaster: Raymond Ditmars and the Hunt for the World's Largest Viper.

Do you love ESOTERIC late 19th/early 20th century HISTORY, ridiculously long and deadly rare SNAKES, and a DAMN GOOD READ?

If so, I'm pleased to announce the imminent relaunch of my book: BUSHMASTER: RAYMOND DITMARS AND THE HUNT FOR THE WORLD'S LARGEST VIPER.

www.amazon.com/Bushmaster-R...

31.05.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you so much πŸ™ πŸ™

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The Life and Times of a Self-Made Snakeman When I was a boy, every Sunday evening after the dinner dishes had been washed and the kitchen tidied up, my parents and I would sit down in front of our wood cabinet console encased (first for our fa...

It's a thumping good read! www.wellreadnaturalist.com/2016/02/bush...

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No fungus-controlled zombie ants or caterpillars though 🀣🀣@leighsinger.bsky.social

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I think about this book often - I learned a lot and recontextualized a lot.

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