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A beautiful Scarlet King Snake the team found the other night.

Please know that Coral Snakes are very venomous and look quite similar. And note, the cute saying is not foolproof, there are Coral snake color morphs that fail the “red touch black, friendly jack, red touch yellow kill a fellow” saying. Handled by trained biologists briefly, who can accurately identify snakes beyond cute sayings, and then promptly put back to where it was found.

#snake #snek #red #yellow #black #nature #herp #herps #herptology

A beautiful Scarlet King Snake the team found the other night.

Please know that Coral Snakes are very venomous and look quite similar. And note, the cute saying is not foolproof, there are Coral snake color morphs that fail the “red touch black, friendly jack, red touch yellow kill a fellow” saying. Handled by trained biologists briefly, who can accurately identify snakes beyond cute sayings, and then promptly put back to where it was found.

#snake #snek #red #yellow #black #nature #herp #herps #herptology

A beautiful Scarlet King Snake the team found the other night.

Please know that Coral Snakes are very venomous and look quite similar. And note, the cute saying is not foolproof, there are Coral snake color morphs that fail the “red touch black, friendly jack, red touch yellow kill a fellow” saying. Handled by trained biologists briefly, who can accurately identify snakes beyond cute sayings, and then promptly put back to where it was found.

#snake #snek #red #yellow #black #nature #herp #herps #herptology

A beautiful Scarlet King Snake the team found the other night.

Please know that Coral Snakes are very venomous and look quite similar. And note, the cute saying is not foolproof, there are Coral snake color morphs that fail the “red touch black, friendly jack, red touch yellow kill a fellow” saying. Handled by trained biologists briefly, who can accurately identify snakes beyond cute sayings, and then promptly put back to where it was found.

#snake #snek #red #yellow #black #nature #herp #herps #herptology

If a stream can support a dusky salamander, something is going right.

Small creatures tell big truths — you just have to look close enough.

#Ecology #Nature Desmognathus fuscus https://www.cernunnosfoundation.com/nature-pictures/desmognathus-fuscus/ #herp

#herp #amphibian #herpetology

Some pictures from the San leandro reservoir on a wet day perfect for amphibian herping.

we saw tons of the slender #salamanders, too many to count. so far one Ensatina and one Newt. The newts are extremely toxic with sequestered tetrodotoxin

#Moraga #Lafayette #eastbay #eastbayregionalpark

#herp #amphibian #herpetology

Some pictures from the San leandro reservoir on a wet day perfect for amphibian herping.

we saw tons of the slender #salamanders, too many to count. so far one Ensatina and one Newt. The newts are extremely toxic with sequestered tetrodotoxin

#Moraga #Lafayette #eastbay #eastbayregionalpark

#herp #amphibian #herpetology

Some pictures from the San leandro reservoir on a wet day perfect for amphibian herping.

we saw tons of the slender #salamanders, too many to count. so far one Ensatina and one Newt. The newts are extremely toxic with sequestered tetrodotoxin

#Moraga #Lafayette #eastbay #eastbayregionalpark

#herp #amphibian #herpetology

Some pictures from the San leandro reservoir on a wet day perfect for amphibian herping.

we saw tons of the slender #salamanders, too many to count. so far one Ensatina and one Newt. The newts are extremely toxic with sequestered tetrodotoxin

#Moraga #Lafayette #eastbay #eastbayregionalpark

#herp #amphibian #herpetology

Some pictures from the San leandro reservoir on a wet day perfect for amphibian herping.

we saw tons of the slender #salamanders, too many to count. so far one Ensatina and one Newt. The newts are extremely toxic with sequestered tetrodotoxin

#Moraga #Lafayette #eastbay #eastbayregionalpark

@darkuncle

Every web page with a comments section should have a "Herp Derp" button as implemented by @jwz on his blog.

#herp #derp #HerpDerp #comments #jwz #blog

@darkuncle

Every web page with a comments section should have a "Herp Derp" button as implemented by @jwz on his blog.

#herp #derp #HerpDerp #comments #jwz #blog

@darkuncle

Every web page with a comments section should have a "Herp Derp" button as implemented by @jwz on his blog.

#herp #derp #HerpDerp #comments #jwz #blog

@darkuncle

Every web page with a comments section should have a "Herp Derp" button as implemented by @jwz on his blog.

#herp #derp #HerpDerp #comments #jwz #blog

@darkuncle

Every web page with a comments section should have a "Herp Derp" button as implemented by @jwz on his blog.

#herp #derp #HerpDerp #comments #jwz #blog

part of my macro workshop involved working w/ flash to overcome the extreme depth of field issues, i'm a bit meh on flash but me thinks this one's a keeper

(Note: all animals photo'd for this class were wild herps locally wrangled & returned to the wild after-- prefer not to post any picture of "collected" animals (however temporarily collected) w/out disclosure

#Fotomontag #PhotoMonday #Photography #FlashPhotography #Frog #Herp #Herptile #105mm

part of my macro workshop involved working w/ flash to overcome the extreme depth of field issues, i'm a bit meh on flash but me thinks this one's a keeper

(Note: all animals photo'd for this class were wild herps locally wrangled & returned to the wild after-- prefer not to post any picture of "collected" animals (however temporarily collected) w/out disclosure

#Fotomontag #PhotoMonday #Photography #FlashPhotography #Frog #Herp #Herptile #105mm

part of my macro workshop involved working w/ flash to overcome the extreme depth of field issues, i'm a bit meh on flash but me thinks this one's a keeper

(Note: all animals photo'd for this class were wild herps locally wrangled & returned to the wild after-- prefer not to post any picture of "collected" animals (however temporarily collected) w/out disclosure

#Fotomontag #PhotoMonday #Photography #FlashPhotography #Frog #Herp #Herptile #105mm

part of my macro workshop involved working w/ flash to overcome the extreme depth of field issues, i'm a bit meh on flash but me thinks this one's a keeper

(Note: all animals photo'd for this class were wild herps locally wrangled & returned to the wild after-- prefer not to post any picture of "collected" animals (however temporarily collected) w/out disclosure

#Fotomontag #PhotoMonday #Photography #FlashPhotography #Frog #Herp #Herptile #105mm

part of my macro workshop involved working w/ flash to overcome the extreme depth of field issues, i'm a bit meh on flash but me thinks this one's a keeper

(Note: all animals photo'd for this class were wild herps locally wrangled & returned to the wild after-- prefer not to post any picture of "collected" animals (however temporarily collected) w/out disclosure

#Fotomontag #PhotoMonday #Photography #FlashPhotography #Frog #Herp #Herptile #105mm

newest episode of herp highlights is about tokay geckos (double onomatopoeia lizard) by Tom and Ben

https://herphighlights.podbean.com/e/229-tokay-geckos-will-remember-you/

#herp
#lizards
#reptiles
#gecko
#tokay
#onomatopoeia
#memory

I finally encountered some live Ambystoma gracile (northwestern salamander) yesterday! They were out in force around a local lake, now that the temperatures have stayed above freezing for several nights in a row. Beautiful animals.

#salamander #ambystoma #caudata #herp #herping #amphibian #inaturalist #wildlife #wildlifephotography #macro #macrophotography #vancouver #britishcolumbia #canada

This little Ensatina salamander wandered into our garage and was trapped in one of our humane mouse traps. After a quick photo session, I placed it out in some thick accumulated leaf litter under our big Japanese maple. #nature #salamander #Ensatina #amphibian #herpatology #herp #naturephotography

This little Ensatina salamander wandered into our garage and was trapped in one of our humane mouse traps. After a quick photo session, I placed it out in some thick accumulated leaf litter under our big Japanese maple. #nature #salamander #Ensatina #amphibian #herpatology #herp #naturephotography

This little Ensatina salamander wandered into our garage and was trapped in one of our humane mouse traps. After a quick photo session, I placed it out in some thick accumulated leaf litter under our big Japanese maple. #nature #salamander #Ensatina #amphibian #herpatology #herp #naturephotography

This little Ensatina salamander wandered into our garage and was trapped in one of our humane mouse traps. After a quick photo session, I placed it out in some thick accumulated leaf litter under our big Japanese maple. #nature #salamander #Ensatina #amphibian #herpatology #herp #naturephotography

This little Ensatina salamander wandered into our garage and was trapped in one of our humane mouse traps. After a quick photo session, I placed it out in some thick accumulated leaf litter under our big Japanese maple. #nature #salamander #Ensatina #amphibian #herpatology #herp #naturephotography

This cute skink (probably Lampropholis delicata) let me get pretty close to take a picture. It blends in pretty well on this wet, rotting wood. They're so shiny and cute!

#skink #reptiles #herp #hawaii #animals #nature #gardening

A painting of a piebald veiled chameleon named Nachito. Acrylics on 11x14 canvas, 2024.
#art #MastoArt #petportrait #painting #portrait #chameleon #lizard #reptile #herp #herpetology

Instead of going #BikeHerping tonight, I went for a 3 mile #herp walk on a road out into the desert. Nice walk, but no reptiles.

Got back to my front yard and saw one of the giant Sonoran toads and this adorable little desert night snake that apparently lives under the house.
Hypsiglena chlorophaea

Is that the coolest offset checkerboard pattern, or what?

Oddly, my two lizard friends are nowhere to be found.

#Snake #Lizard #Herps #Herpetology #SonoranDesert

https://tucsonherpsociety.org/amphibians-reptiles/snakes/desert-nightsnake/

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

Chalcides chalcides
Abruzzo - Italy

#Luscengola #halcides #ChalcidesChalcides #ThreetoedSkink #ItalianThreetoedSkink #Skink #Herping #Herp #Herpetology #Fieldherping #Naturephotography #Nature #Reptila #Lizards #Herpetology #Herpetologia #Sauri #Abruzzo #Italy #Wild #Natura #Rettili #Reptiles #Animals #Animali #Wildlife #Photography

West African Nile Monitor

Lots of them in Djoudj Bird Sanctuary, Senegal-- some of them huge!

#reptile #herp #lizard #monitor #nature #wildlife #photograph

Can anyone tell me what kind of salamander this is? This pond is located in the northern Blue Ridge.

#salamander #herp #virginia #nature #SignsOfSpring

Herps of the Northern Prairies Live Chat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7sf1U-3Zzs
#youtube_ExploreLiveNatureCams #explore_org #explore #live_nature_cams #animal_cams #animal_videos #explore_live_nature_cams #live_chat #explore_live_chats #expert_naturalists #education #live_education #live_events #Explore_live_Events #Live_naturalists #save_the_manatee #conservation #research #live_interview #biologist #scientist #herp #lizard #snake #amphibians #grasslands_national_park

Herps of the Northern Prairies Live Chat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7sf1U-3Zzs
#youtube_ExploreLiveNatureCams #explore_org #explore #live_nature_cams #animal_cams #animal_videos #explore_live_nature_cams #live_chat #explore_live_chats #expert_naturalists #education #live_education #live_events #Explore_live_Events #Live_naturalists #save_the_manatee #conservation #research #live_interview #biologist #scientist #herp #lizard #snake #amphibians #grasslands_national_park

Herps of the Northern Prairies Live Chat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7sf1U-3Zzs
#youtube_ExploreLiveNatureCams #explore_org #explore #live_nature_cams #animal_cams #animal_videos #explore_live_nature_cams #live_chat #explore_live_chats #expert_naturalists #education #live_education #live_events #Explore_live_Events #Live_naturalists #save_the_manatee #conservation #research #live_interview #biologist #scientist #herp #lizard #snake #amphibians #grasslands_national_park

Some of todays field work. :) Still one site to go to but signal sucks so taking advantage :)
#ozarks #salamander #herp #herps #cave #karst #biology #amphipod #grotto

Some of todays field work. :) Still one site to go to but signal sucks so taking advantage :)
#ozarks #salamander #herp #herps #cave #karst #biology #amphipod #grotto

Some of todays field work. :) Still one site to go to but signal sucks so taking advantage :)
#ozarks #salamander #herp #herps #cave #karst #biology #amphipod #grotto

Some of todays field work. :) Still one site to go to but signal sucks so taking advantage :)
#ozarks #salamander #herp #herps #cave #karst #biology #amphipod #grotto

Another shot of my hibernating Carolina anole. When she first came inside, she stayed brown but more recently she's decided to go with green.

She came in before the hard freeze so she's been snoozing on this plant for weeks but I've noticed her blinking and moving around a bit more, so figure she'll be leaving soon.

I think she thinks she has gone completely unnoticed!

#Lizard #Herp #Anole #Chameleon #Photography #Macro #Macrophotograhy

Another shot of my hibernating Carolina anole. When she first came inside, she stayed brown but more recently she's decided to go with green.

She came in before the hard freeze so she's been snoozing on this plant for weeks but I've noticed her blinking and moving around a bit more, so figure she'll be leaving soon.

I think she thinks she has gone completely unnoticed!

#Lizard #Herp #Anole #Chameleon #Photography #Macro #Macrophotograhy

Another shot of my hibernating Carolina anole. When she first came inside, she stayed brown but more recently she's decided to go with green.

She came in before the hard freeze so she's been snoozing on this plant for weeks but I've noticed her blinking and moving around a bit more, so figure she'll be leaving soon.

I think she thinks she has gone completely unnoticed!

#Lizard #Herp #Anole #Chameleon #Photography #Macro #Macrophotograhy

Another shot of my hibernating Carolina anole. When she first came inside, she stayed brown but more recently she's decided to go with green.

She came in before the hard freeze so she's been snoozing on this plant for weeks but I've noticed her blinking and moving around a bit more, so figure she'll be leaving soon.

I think she thinks she has gone completely unnoticed!

#Lizard #Herp #Anole #Chameleon #Photography #Macro #Macrophotograhy

Another shot of my hibernating Carolina anole. When she first came inside, she stayed brown but more recently she's decided to go with green.

She came in before the hard freeze so she's been snoozing on this plant for weeks but I've noticed her blinking and moving around a bit more, so figure she'll be leaving soon.

I think she thinks she has gone completely unnoticed!

#Lizard #Herp #Anole #Chameleon #Photography #Macro #Macrophotograhy

This sweet hibernating lizard has turned out to be a very restful & inspirational snoozing guest... if only all house guests were so trouble-free

She's starting to wake up tho... guess she'll be leaving for the great outdoors soon...

#lizard, #herp, #anole, #chamelon, #Project365, #PhotoADay #Photography #PhotographyChallenge #Macro #MacroPhotography