Stories by Andrew Durso

Andrew Durso is a PhD student at Utah State University studying toxin sequestration by snakes. You can read more of his writing at his blog, Life is Short but Snakes are Long, or follow him on Twitter @am_durso. The author photo by Jeff Mette: Andrew with a hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), a giant salamander with mildly toxic skin secretions that is so disgusting nothing wants to sequester its toxins.