1. Margaret Bourke-White
Some examples are behavior, ecology, physiology, and anatomy (Benton). Herpetology is not just learning about the different kinds of organisms and their characteristics but also learning their behavior, where they come from, why they are there, and how they are adapted to those areas. Some Herpetologists, after getting a bachelors degree, go on to working in zoos, museums, laboratories, or doing actual fieldwork (going to places around the world to find the reptiles and amphibians). A herpetologist can also be as simple as a reptile breeder, this being the reason why the study of herpetology is so expansive (Porter 11-12).
Herpetologists doing the fieldwork record every little bit of data that they can. Recording the organisms" weight, size, whether they have any diseases, and the population. They have to be very careful but also a little aggressive with the subject when captured. Catching venomous snakes or lizards, for example, can be very dangerous work, but they do it for the good of science. Many People who extract venom .
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from snakes are usually bitten at least once in their life, if they are fortunate enough (Porter 32).
The danger level in Herpetology can be high depending on what they do. If they are out in the wild looking for the animals there is a certain danger of getting hurt or being bitten. That is why they usually never travel alone or they carry anti-venoms and other precautions incase of a potentially life-threatening accident. Herpetologists are trained in how to handle the animals without getting badly injured. Some people have missing fingers or maybe even more from getting bitten. Some venom is so strong they can kill a person within seconds. For example, once bitten by the Two-step viper a person doesn't get very far before they collapse and possibly die (Reptile Wild).
Reptiles, like amphibians, are entirely cold blooded. This means that these animals cannot regulate their own body temperature like birds and mammals.