Steve's Herpetological Blog

An insight into the life of Steve, his research and the many books he reads

Steven Allain

#SteveReviews: Beyond The Trigger

It has been 10 months since a large number of familiar faces from the wildlife conservation scene within the UK descended on a pub in Archway, London for a very special occasion. I know, I’m a tad behind the times…

#SciFri: 150 years of the Linnean Society at Burlington House

Back in February, I was lucky enough to attend a Fellows only event at Burlington House to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Linnean Society of London being based there. I’ve been to a number of events at Burlington House…

#SteveReviews: Our Planet II

It is always a bright day when a new Sir David Attenborough documentary drops, although Our Planet II is a series like no other. As the highly anticipated sequel to the acclaimed nature documentary series Our Planet, it once again…

#StevesLibrary: Spirals in Time

It has been some time since I last wrote a book review for #StevesLibrary, and I’m still catching up on other posts too (watch this space). I recently finished Spirals in Time by Helen Scales, a book that I’ve been…

#SciFri: The Beaney Museum

Something that has looked me in the eye every time I walked I’ve walked down the high street in the near five years I’ve lived in Canterbury, is The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge (what a name!), commonly known…

#SteveReviews: Prehistoric Planet 2

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you’re probably aware that towards the end of last month, the second season of Prehistoric Planet aired on Apple TV+. This was a follow-up series to the successful…

#SciFri: Titanosaur – Life as the Biggest Dinosaur

As you may have seen on social media recently, I visited the Titanosaur exhibit at the Natural History Museum, London with a few other likeminded individuals, thanks to the brilliant organising skills of James Pascoe (cheers mate!). For those of…

#SteveReviews: Wild Isles

It seems that at the moment, Sir David Attenborough is producing a new series every week, instead of winding down into retirement. Having a quick look at IMDB, it seems that Attenborough is producing landmark series more frequently than he…

#SciFri: RSPB Strumpshaw Fen

I was lucky enough, while in Norfolk recently, to visit RSPB Strumpshaw Fen with my friend Liam, who you may know as A Shot of Wildlife on YouTube, and his colleague Natalia. It is the first time I have been…

#SteveReviews: Chimp Empire

As I am sure I have stated previously on this blog (if not elsewhere) when I was younger, I wanted to be a primatologist. My large collection of plush orangutans and gorillas as a child are a testament to this….