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Name: Steve
Age: 41
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My name is Steve O'Neil and I am here to bring nature to your computer screen. Through my videos I will attempt to teach you a bit about the natural world that is my passion and so important to us all.

Although my primary focus will be my passion of over 35 years--reptiles--I will also report on anything and everything that I find interesting and important and of possible interest and use to you, my viewers. I am a simply a naturalist, environmentalist and geeky citizen scientist who wants to bring the world of nature and the message of wildlife and nature conservation and environmental education to caring folks who will listen and hopefully care enough to try and make a difference as I try to do.

I am employed as an Outdoor Educator and Naturalist at Earthshine Mountain Lodge in Lake Toxaway, NC. What is Earthshine? Well, call it a rustic mountain retreat sitting on top of a beautiful ridge in the middle of a huge forest where you can hike for hours enjoying the wonder and beauty of nature or you can just sit on the deck and admire the view while sipping your favorite beverage and reading a good book. Later follow the sound of the dinner bell to a "country gourmet" meal followed by a campfire and stories or music on top of the hill. Or...bring your entire school or corporate group to the mountain for an adventure filled excursion on the Flight through the Treetops zipline, high ropes course or search for lost treasure on Kings Quest but be careful--don't get "Lost in the Wild!" Whatever you call it Earthshine is a wonderful place where you can have a unique vacation like no other.

In 2007 I started an Eastern Box Turtle rescue and rehabilitation facility at the lodge called R & R to care for box turtles that have been injured due to encounters with man, his machines and his domestic animals.
When possible, rehabilitated turtles are released back into the wild at the point of discovery. Some however must remain at the facility due to the severity of their injuries or loss of habitat. These turtles become education animals that are used to educate the public about box turtles and their plight to exist in a human dominated world. In cooperation with The Turtle Connection set up through the University of North Carolina at Greensboro I am conducting an Eastern Box Turtle mark-recapture census study and radio telemetry based habitat use and movement study. For more information on the study and on the turtles that are currently being radio-tracked just check out their playlists or follow this link:

www.geocities.com/thesolorover /Boxtrack

My playlists are divided into several sections:

Turtle Tracks follows my work with the conservation of Eastern Box Turtles. Bones, Mrs. Bones, Mojo, Jimmy Irwin, Frazier and Catherine are two of the turtles that I am currently tracking with radio telemetry. If you are interested in the other turtles in the study just click on the "view all playlists" link at the bottom right of the playlist box and you will see all of my playlists.

The Wildlife and Nature Adventures with Steve playlist follows me on some of my adventures in the great outdoors searching for wild critters and wild places.

The Earthshine Lodge playlist has videos about Earthshine.

The Steve Irwin Memorial is just that.

The Didgeridoo playlist is videos of myself and friends playing didgeridoo.

The Travel playlist follows some of my travels here and there.

Subscribe so you can receive video updates of the R & R facility, the Turtle Tracks radio telemetry study and more.

NOTE: while I do all the research on my topics I am only human so if you see any errors please let me know and I will fix them asap.
NOTE #2: Say what you will but if you feel that you must use profanity in your logs they will not be approved. This is an educational site, not a chat room.
NOTE #3: If you send me a friend invite I will review your site and if it is free of profanity and questionable material I may choose to add you to my friend list. If you site has profanity visible on the site I will not add you to my friend list. I do this because children and those interested in genuine educational material visit my site. Although I cannot keep people from exploring other sites on their own I can keep my site free of links to those sites and I will. Thanks for watching!
City: Somewhere in the woods
Hometown: Western North Carolina
Country: United States
Occupation: Naturalist/Environmental educato...
Schools: Grad of Appalachian State Univer...
Interests and Hobbies: My Family and Friends, Environmental Education, Wildlife conservation, alternative energy: HHO, Solar, Micro-Hydro, Reptiles, Caving, hiking, foraging, living history, Yirdaki aka: Didjeridoo, reading, growing edible wild plants such as mushrooms, Blueberries, Pawpaws.
Movies and Shows: TV: Nature and science documentaries, Crocodile Hunter, History, Science, Comedy Film: Star Trek, Star Wars
Music: County, rock, funk, blues, Jimmy Buffett, John Williamson, Dave Matthews Band, Blue Man Group, Alabama...
Books: Louv, Tolkien, Cussler and almost anything else
Website: http://www.geocities.com/thesolorover...
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Playlists
Turtle Tracks: Bones Tracks
32 videos
In this playlist I will post all of the video logs of Bones Tracks.
Turtle Tracks: Mojo's Tracks
32 videos
In this playlist I will post all of the video logs of Mojo's Tracks.
Wildlife and Nature Adventures with Steve!
121 videos
In this playlist I will post all of my outdoor, nature and wildlife adventures.
Little Tybee Island Kayak Adventure Part 5
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Come with me on a paddling trip to Little Tybee. Be sure to check out part 6 here...
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Wild Adventures with Steve: The Pawpaw
8:47
Check out the Pawpaw--a most unusual native American fruit.
9 months ago 438 views snakesteve68
Wildlife Adventures with Steve: South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Hospital
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I visit with the wonderful folks and lucky patients at the South Carolina Aquarium...
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Wildlife Adventures with Steve: Opossum Rescue
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A couple of days ago some caring folks in the middle of town found this little Opo...
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Earthshine Mountain Lodge Zipline in the fall
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Come ride the Flight Through the Treetops Zipline at Earthshine Mountain Lodge in ...
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Jason and Steve get tribal at the cabin
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Listen to our tribal beats from our equinox bonfire at the cabin on 9-20-08.
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Wildlife Adventures With Steve: Amphibian Chytrid Fungus sampling part 2
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Amphibians are dieing all over the planet due to Amphibian Chytrid fungus. We hav...
2 months ago 58 views snakesteve68
Jammin' with Ten Toe Turbo: Didjeridoo drum jam
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Jammin with Ten Toe Turbo at the Back Room pub in Flat Rock, NC! 10 minutes of pu...
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Turtle Tracks: For The Turtles 2008
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For the turtles 2008 is a compilation of the highlights of the 2008 Turtle Tracks ...
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Bouncing Boykins
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"Boy from the Country" by  John Denver
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Rediscoved the music and life of singer John Denver who still resonates in me deep...
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The Nano and Turtle Extinction, brought to you by Tata
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Channel Comments (38)
briczar22 (2 weeks ago)
like your videos. keep up the good work
Luna810 (2 months ago)
This is great.I have a female eastern box turtle who is blind in one eye,and she has produced many offspring.Can they be released in the wild? I have been told that they cannot,but they are healthy. I have 4 babies,they are 5-6 years old.I also have 3 three-toed boxies. I love them and I am so glad that they can no longer be sold in pet stores in Ohio.
jeounghh87 (2 months ago)
great channel
183breezy (4 months ago)
hi did you get my friend invite
biosnake4 (4 months ago)
i love the bone tracking you rock.
183breezy (5 months ago)
i live in western nc. great videos
DoggyTV (5 months ago)
Have a Happy New Year!
justinhawkins77 (6 months ago)
How do you cacth a mudpuppy? i subscribed, plz do the same
BekaSarah (6 months ago)
its the wendy's kid!
BrutallyBree (7 months ago)
do you remeber wendys girl?
im not her but shes my frend.. lol
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