Michael Smith

Website:

https:livesinnature.com

Profile:

From the age of 11 (in 1962), I grew up mostly in north Texas. I’ve been interested in herpetology for all those years, writing, giving talks, and serving as a past-president of and editor for the DFW Herpetological Society. I co-authored (with Clint King) the book, “Herping Texas,” and wrote "The Wild Lives of Reptiles and Amphibians," both from Texas A&M University Press. Additionally, I have been licensed in Texas as a Psychological Associate since 1985 and have worked largely with children and families. My background and training are in the areas of applied behavior analysis and infant mental health, and I worked in an early childhood intervention program for many years. In that position, I worked with the child and family together, addressing a wide variety of issues including maltreatment and trauma as well as developmental disabilities such as autism. In recent years I have worked in a pediatric hospital, administering neuropsychological tests.

Posts by Michael Smith:

• The Road to the Big Bend
• Our Venomous Snakes
• Grief and Hope on the Rolling Plains
• At LBJ Grasslands, the evening of May 27
• World Turtle Day at LLELA
• Back to the Thicket
• End of Winter, at the Coast
• The Snow birds
• The Undertaker’s Community Picnic
• the Acrobatic Flight of “Butter-Butts”