--- title: "4 Romulus Whitaker Quotes - Famous Biologist (Crocodile fever)" description: "Romulus Earl Whitaker is an American-born Indian herpetologist, wildlife conservationist, who founded the Madras Snake Park, co-founded the Andaman and ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-romulus-whitaker-80920.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Romulus Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-romulus-whitaker-80920.jpg) # Romulus Whitaker (1943) Biologist **4** quotes in **61** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Romulus Whitaker is a biologist, best known for *Crocodile fever*. ## Quick Facts About Romulus Whitaker Born May 23, 1943 Profession Biologist Notable works Crocodile fever ## About Romulus Whitaker Romulus Earl Whitaker is an American-born Indian herpetologist, wildlife conservationist, who founded the Madras Snake Park, co-founded the Andaman and Nicobar Environment Trust (ANET), and the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. In 1984, he was selected by the Rolex Awards for Enterprise as an associate laureate for his work in establishing the Irula snake-catchers cooperative. In 2008, he was selected again for his efforts to create a network of rainforest research stations throughout India. In 2005, he won a Whitley Award for outstanding leadership in nature conservation. He used this award to found the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station in Karnataka, for the study of king cobras and their habitat. For his work in wildlife conservation, he received the Padma Shri award in 2018 by the Government of India. ## Quotes by Romulus Whitaker > [I'd like to make it very clear that getting bitten by a venomous snake is dumb, clumsy and nothing to be proud…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/i-d-like-to-make-it-very-clear-that-getting-bitten-by-a-venomous/) Romulus Whitaker [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/romulus-whitaker-71764_bitten_i-d-like-to-make-it-very-clear-that-gett_270306.jpg) > [Luckily there were no venomous snakes around Hoosick, N.Y., so I amassed quite a collection of milk snakes, garters, ribbons and ring-necked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/luckily-there-were-no-venomous-snakes-around-hoosick-n-y-so-i-amassed/) Romulus Whitaker [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/632/romulus-whitaker-71764_around_luckily-there-were-no-venomous-snakes-ar_799336.jpg) > [Years ago, it was pretty hard to get people to empathize even a little bit with scaly, cold-blooded critters; now, thanks a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/years-ago-it-was-pretty-hard-to-get-people-to-empathize-even-a-little/) Romulus Whitaker [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/romulus-whitaker-71764_across_years-ago-it-was-pretty-hard-to-get-peop_2381494.jpg) > [I spent my childhood in northern New York State, and like many kids, bugs and other critters fascinated me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/i-spent-my-childhood-in-northern-new-york-state-and-like-many-kids/) Romulus Whitaker [Bugs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bugs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/romulus-whitaker-71764_bugs_i-spent-my-childhood-in-northern-new-yor_2791739.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romulus-whitaker/#itemlist", "name": "Romulus Whitaker Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd like to make it very clear that getting bitten by a venomous snake is dumb, clumsy and nothing to be proud of.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Romulus Whitaker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/i-d-like-to-make-it-very-clear-that-getting-bitten-by-a-venomous/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/romulus-whitaker-71764_bitten_i-d-like-to-make-it-very-clear-that-gett_270306.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/romulus-whitaker-71764_bitten_i-d-like-to-make-it-very-clear-that-gett_270306.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/romulus-whitaker-71764_bitten_i-d-like-to-make-it-very-clear-that-gett_270306.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd like to make it very clear that getting bitten by a venomous snake is dumb, clumsy and nothing to be…” — Romulus Whitaker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Luckily there were no venomous snakes around Hoosick, N.Y., so I amassed quite a collection of milk snakes, garters, ribbons and ring-necked snakes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Romulus Whitaker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romulus-whitaker/luckily-there-were-no-venomous-snakes-around-hoosick-n-y-so-i-amassed/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/632/romulus-whitaker-71764_around_luckily-there-were-no-venomous-snakes-ar_799336.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/632/romulus-whitaker-71764_around_luckily-there-were-no-venomous-snakes-ar_799336.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/632/romulus-whitaker-71764_around_luckily-there-were-no-venomous-snakes-ar_799336.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Luckily there were no venomous snakes around Hoosick, N.Y., so I amassed quite a collection of milk snakes…” — Romulus Whitaker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Years ago, it was pretty hard to get people to empathize even a little bit with scaly, cold-blooded critters; now, thanks a lot to good PR from television, it is easier to get the message of reptile conservation and tolerance across. 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