Scott Tucker
Scott Tucker
Race car driver from Missouri who began competing in 2006 while serving as chairman of the private equity firm Westfund. He won ten races in the Ferrari Challenge Series in 2009, the most in series history.
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth5 May 1962
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I always check myself for ticks. As for Lyme disease, a tick has to be on your skin 24 hours before you are at risk, but you'll never see that in the headlines, ... Also as a general rule, we don't touch any wildlife unless we're absolutely sure what it is.
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Really, sometimes it's just aim, fire and go for it, ... On the flow sheet, I'll say I want to cover a minimum of 10 species, and I carry it with me and make notes on what it eats, where its found, and what's cool or common about it.
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That was unfortunate to happen, but it should not take anything away from what was a very competitive game between two rivals who are battling for the top two spots in district.
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People have been known to go down with pillowcases, capture snakes and sell them on EBay, ... But they trusted me that all I want to do is make people aware of the precious wildlife we have.
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I would spend days looking for these creatures, and of course I wanted to spend time with my wife Eva and my daughter Daphne, so I take them with me,
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I was found nothing! ... But the turning point for me was joining the Herpetologists League of Connecticut.
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My Dad used to bring home turtles he found on construction sites, ... I fell in love with turtles and snakes, and couldn't get enough of it.
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My family was helping to manage my Dad's construction company, ... So next thing I know in 1997, I'm a New Englander again! And with the woods and the call of wild; I decided to give it a second chance.
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She's like a sponge: she soaks up everything that is being said, ... We talk about nature all the time, and we read to her three to four books every night; books on amphibians, reptiles, but also other books on other topics are mixed in there.
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Sixty percent of all the monarchs caught and tagged at Milford Point were male, oddly enough. And they've tagged over 400 butterflies up to this point.
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This project is awesome, ... It's what I've been dreaming about - having a show worthy of public consumption, which is educational and promotes some interest in the world around us.
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It was something unexpected. I didn't know this was going to happen. I just wish more could have been done to prevent it.
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It's not like years ago when you knew everyone in your neighborhood.
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Of course, we probably should have left them where they were, ... But when we'd bring them home, they'd lay eggs, and next thing you know we'd have baby turtles running around. I love nature and wildlife, and it's always been a part of my family.