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SCC Prof. Jesus Rivas to be on MonsterQuest Program rated Tv-PG but may be scary for some adults. It's about big snakes With one scary snake picture By David C. Cazalet, Jr., SCC Public Affairs Director Somerset Community College herpetologist in episode of "Giant Killer Snakes" on History Channel. The program is scheduled to run on the following dates: Saturday, July 5, 2008, at 4:00pmET, Wednesday, July 9, at 8:00pmET, and Thursday, July 10, at 12 midnight Eastern time. According to the History Channel website (www.history.com/home.do), MonsterQuest is a television series "deploying the latest in hi-tech equipment, each episode scientifically examines the best evidence available, from pictures and video, to hair and bones, as well as the eyewitness accounts themselves. From pilots to policemen to ship captains, a number of seemingly credible people have seen things they can't explain. One part history, one part science and one part monsters, MonsterQuest discovers the truth behind these legendary monsters." The History Channel describes the "Giant Killer Snakes" episode as follows: "Head deep into the Venezuela wilderness where there have been sightings of huge man-eating snakes--anaconda. For the first time ever an industrial acoustic sonar camera will be used to search for these monsters. The investigation will also search the Everglades of Florida where pet pythons have escaped and are multiplying and growing to huge sizes, preying on all kinds of animals, even swallowing a full grown alligator in one case. Could a human become their next victim?" The program is rated TVPG. According to Rivas, filming for "Giant Killer Snakes" took place recently during March 2008. "I was always interested in television shows about animals like Jacques Cousteau and a Venezuelan program called 'La Fauna.'" Rivas said. Rivas attended Universidad Central de Venezuela (Central University of Venezuela), where he was awarded a "Licenciatura" degree. "It kind of half way between a bachelor's degree and a master's degree," Rivas explained. Rivas became involved in studying the gigantic Anaconda snake when it became clear that poachers were depleting the Venezuelan populations. Rivas was hired by the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species to study the Anaconda. "They wanted me to tag the snakes with radio transmitters, track their paths and measure their growth," Rivas said. "The problem was nobody knew anything about Anacondas." Rivas, who has always had respect for local cultures, said he decided to ask the people who lived in the region for help. So, he enlisted the help of the Llaneros, Venezuelan cowboys. "Older people have been herding their cattle on the savannahs where the Anaconda lives for 50 years," he said. "They had learned a lot about the snakes in all that time. They knew where to find the snakes at different times of the year and they knew what the Anacondas ate. Pretty soon, by listening to their advice, we were tagging 15 snakes a day." Rivas began a successful partnership with National Geographic when he received a $25,000 grant to continue his study of the Anaconda. It was during that time that Rivas was involved in the National Geographic documentary, "Land of the Anaconda." The success of that film lead to more than a dozen documentaries on crocodiles, venomous snakes and other types of constrictors. In 2005, Rivas landed a job with a private school in Vermont called "School for International Training." He worked in Ecuador acclimating students to the culture, teaching them the language and teaching about the tropical ecology. At a conference on snakes in Carbondale, Illinois, Rivas met Sara Corey, his fiance, who was working in Columbus, Ohio. He soon discovered that she was interested in snakes too. It turned out that Sara's mother's family was from Venezuela. Rivas ended up moving to Columbus where he taught part-time at Columbus State Community College.Rivas began teaching at SCC in March 2006. Somerset Community College is a comprehensive two-year institution of higher education. SCC has campuses in Somerset and London, centers in Clinton, McCreary, Casey and Russell Counties. The website is www.somerset.kctcs.edu. Call for admission and registration information toll free at 1-877-629-9722. KCTCS serves the Commonwealth through 16 community and technical college districts that form a seamless system of 62 campuses open or under construction. KCTCS colleges change lives by providing accessible and affordable education and training through academic and technical associate degrees; diploma and certificate programs in occupational fields; pre-baccalaureate education; adult, continuing and developmental education; customized training for business and industry; and distance learning. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu. This story was posted on 2008-07-01 17:03:48
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