California’s flat-tailed horned lizard is a candidate for endangered species protection, and further research may give it permanent protected status. From the Yuma Sun: “From our perspective the most important thing is now the state is going to have to be consulted on for any development that happens within the flat-tailed horned lizard habitat,” she […]
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Mar 10
Mar 10
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to the leopard rat snake
Many, many, years ago when I first saw a photo of Elaphe situla (now Zamenis situla) I did a double take. Although it was captioned “Leopard Rat Snake,” at first glance (and even at second glance) it sure looked like a corn snake. Eventually I was lucky enough to see a leopard rat snake and […]
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Herp Photo of the Day: Australian water dragons
This great looking pair of Australian water dragons helps us feel a little closer to spring in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran! Be sure to tell cochran you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read […]
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