Owen Bachhuber
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Mail code: 5302Campus: Tempe
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Student Information
Graduate StudentGeography
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Owen Bachhuber is a Ph.D. student in Geography at Arizona State University, interested in human interactions with wildlife, particularly with "unloved" species such as snakes and spiders. Owen received his M.S. in Biological Sciences from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where he studied rattlesnake social behavior and children's perceptions of snakes through Project RattleCam. Before graduate school, he worked with reptiles in zoos, including the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, and the Minnesota Zoo. Owen is passionate about connecting people with animals through online community science platforms, zoo and museum exhibits, and public presentations.
M.S. Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
B.S. Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Human-wildife coexistence; environmental education; community science; urban ecology; herpetology
Bachhuber OM, Roberts MC, Singer RM, Brewster DR, Brewster RA, Dunham KK, Boback SM, Taylor EN (2025). Using livestreaming technology to connect the public with secretive and maligned animals. Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science 3:1599382. doi:10.3389/famrs.2025.1599382.
Recent media coverage of Owen's research:
- Rattlesnake trail cams and hundreds of beavers (MeatEater Radio)
- Watch hundreds of rattlesnakes come out of 'mega den' ahead of new Pennsylvania webcam (USA Today)
- Under the Snakefluence: Biology student co-leads global study of human-snake interactions (Cal Poly News)
- Waiting for the birth of these pups was the highlight of my year (Mongabay Kids)
- Ever wondered what goes on inside a rattlesnake 'mega-den'? Slither in with this new livestream video... (BBC Wildlife)
- Honors Alumni Owen Bachhuber is "hooked on reptiles" (University of Minnesota Honors Program)
Courses
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| GPH 112 | Intro to Phys Geography Lab |
| GPH 112 | Intro to Phys Geography Lab |
| GPH 112 | Intro to Phys Geography Lab |