Current Lab Members

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Undergraduate Students
Spencer Mode
Spencer is originally from Canyon, Texas, and at a young age developed a fascination with amphibians and reptiles. After a career in the music industry, he moved back to Canyon to pursue a degree in Wildlife Biology at WTAMU. Spencer am currently an undergraduate T.A. for the Herpetology Lab and is also assisting with preparing and cataloguing the herpetofauna specimens in WT’s biodiversity collection. After graduating with his bachelor’s, Spencer plan on pursuing a Master’s degree working on snake ecology. He am broadly interested in the ecology, evolution, behavior, and conservation of squamates, particularly rattlesnakes.



Jonathan Hutchison
Jonathan is originally from College Station, Texas, where he pursued animation before finding his love for wildlife. Since then he moved to Canyon, Texas, to attend WTAMU and get his degree in Wildlife Biology. Jonathan is an undergraduate research assistant under Dr. Maag, helping with the current research on the thermal sensitivity of pythons and boas. Jonathan is uncertain if he will go straight into the field after finishing his degree or get a masters degree. Either way he intends to focus on herpetofauna with his biggest passion being geckos.



Natalie Saucedo
Natalie is from Dallas, TX and is a senior animal science/Pre-vet student at WT. She is currently helping with the care of the captive colony of snakes which are involved in research, teaching, and outreach. After graduation she hopes utilize these skills and knowledge in her pursuit of veterinary medicine.