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Archive for November, 2020


   Nov 30

Herp Photo of the Day: Iguana

Newborns are always something that cures a bad day. This little Ctenosaura palearis in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ilovemonitorliza is just the cure for the blues! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured […]

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   Nov 30

A Plea for the Wellbeing of the Smooth Green Snake

This terrestrial snake is easily differentiated form its rough-scaled cousin by the lack of keels on the scales. I know I’ve talked earlier about this little snake, but I would like now to bring to the forefront the fact that the Smooth Green Snake, Opheodrys vernalis, is in trouble. Dorsally, this small (adult at 15 […]

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   Nov 27

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! I see your Black Friday and raise you this Black-tailed Rattlesnake in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user bigdnutz . Remember that on Rattlesnake Friday, we celebrate all our venomous creatures! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos […]

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   Nov 25

Herp Photo of the Day: Lizard

Not something you see every day, this cute little long nose leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pek296 is totes adorbs! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read […]

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   Nov 24

Herp Photo of the Day: Frog

What a chunker! I’m just gonna go out on a limb and say that the Barking Tree Frog in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user saltycity has never missed a meal! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could […]

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   Nov 23

Herp Photo of the Day: Lizard

This Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user frilly is certainly an awesome field find!! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No […]

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   Nov 23

The Rusty Whipsnake

This adult Rusty Whipsnake was a bit over 7 feet in length. The neotropical genus Chironius contains about 20 species of slender serpents that are often referred to as “Neotropical whipsnakes.” Although some fully grown at 4 to 5 feet in length, a few species routinely exceed 6 feet when adult. Despite their large size, […]

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   Nov 20

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Check out this gorgeous pair of Sidewinders in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user dvenom05 . Remember that on Rattlesnake Friday, we celebrate all our venomous creatures! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you […]

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   Nov 19

Herp Photo of the Day: Pine Snake

This pine snake (Pituophis deppei jani) in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pitparade looks like maybe she wants to see a manager! SASSY! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more […]

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   Nov 18

Herp Photo of the Day: Snake

Not a very common sight, but these Brahminy blind snakes are the spotlight today in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Canes05! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more […]

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   Nov 17

Herp Photo of the Day: Boa

With his nose peeking through the baby goo, this boa’s first moments are here in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user dpiscopo69,! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more […]

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   Nov 16

Herp Photo of the Day: Hognose

Always watching, this Toffeebelly Hognose is serene in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user hogboy! Be sure to tell hogboy you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products found. Amazon […]

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   Nov 16

Stacey Laurin cancer fundraiser

If you are up in Canada, chances are you know Stacey Laurin. Stacey is known for both her ball pythons but also her willingness to work with others to help spread the reptile love. She is always there to help people, especially beginners to get set on the right path. Now it is our turn […]

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   Nov 16

Stacey Laurin cancer fundraiser

If you are up in Canada, chances are you know Stacey Laurin. Stacey is known for both her ball pythons but also her willingness to work with others to help spread the reptile love. She is always there to help people, especially beginners to get set on the right path. Now it is our turn […]

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   Nov 16

The Frogs (at least some of them) Have Returned

Pine Woods Treefrogs often call in huge numbers from terrestrial locations. Last nite (06 Aug 2020) was a 1 snake (cottonmouth) aor and 1 snake (same species) DOR kind of night. Storms had been forecast for earlier in the day but, as usual, they arrived late. I had motored about 65 miles northward hoping for […]

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   Nov 13

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This fantastic headshot of a Copperhead our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran reminds us that on Rattlesnake Friday, we celebrate all our venomous creatures! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see […]

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   Nov 12

Herp Photo of the Day: Python

The Coelen’s python may be a hybrid, but they are still are so beautiful that they deserve a spot in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user JonathanH! Be sure to tell tem you liked it here! Be sure to tell JonathanH you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian […]

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   Nov 11

Herp Photo of the Day: Boa

These two boas are chilling in a fresh tub of water in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user BNixon ! I bet there were babies being made at some point here. Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you […]

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   Nov 10

Herp Photo of the Day: Gecko

Despite their reputation of being angry, the beauty of a Tokay gecko puts it front and center in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user stingray! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read […]

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   Nov 09

Meet the California Giant Salamander

Nose to nose with a California Giant Salamander. California has it all. Well almost all. Except for what they don’t have. But if its caudatan diversity you’re interested in, California is definitely a state you should consider visiting. Newts, Lunged salamanders and Lungless salamanders all may be found there. Some are colorful, some are drab. […]

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   Nov 09

Herp Photo of the Day: Lizard

A whole lot of AWWWWS for this newborn Collared Lizard in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user the4thmonkey! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No […]

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   Nov 06

Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday!

What a fabulous shot of a Great Basin Rattlesnake in Utah in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user crocman6594! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King […]

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   Nov 05

Herp Photo of the Day: Pine Snake

Hope your day shines like this Northern Pine does in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Turekj ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake […]

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   Nov 04

Herp Photo of the Day: Turtle

What a lovely pair of Vietnamese Leaf Turtles in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user schroderal ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: King Snake No products […]

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   Nov 03

Herp Photo of the Day: Alligator

Sometimes you just need to be sassy like this lil alligator in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user lance_portal ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more here: […]

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   Nov 02

Fer-de-Lance

Fer-de-Lance are everywhere and nowhere. Walk carefully–especially at night.When I sit down to write these blogs, I try to discuss any herps mentioned in a positive way. Such is the case now. I’m writing about the Fer-de-Lance and I’m positive that this, the Fer-de-Lance, Terciopelo, or Her-gon) are the sneakiest snakes alive. I’m equally positive […]

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   Nov 02

Chameleon rediscovered after almost a century

A male Voeltzkow’s chameleon in Madagascar. Photo courtesy CNN After nearly a century of being elusive, the rare Voeltzkow’s chameleon was recently rediscovered on an expedition of scientists from Germany and Madagascar. “Our planet is probably facing the beginning of an enormous extinction of species, often referred to as the ‘sixth mass extinction’, the ‘Holocene […]

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   Nov 02

Chameleon rediscovered after almost a century

A male Voeltzkow’s chameleon in Madagascar. Photo courtesy CNN After nearly a century of being elusive, the rare Voeltzkow’s chameleon was recently rediscovered on an expedition of scientists from Germany and Madagascar. “Our planet is probably facing the beginning of an enormous extinction of species, often referred to as the ‘sixth mass extinction’, the ‘Holocene […]

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   Nov 02

Herp Photo of the Day: Salamander

Back in the field as this lovely Fire Salamander takes the spotlight in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user NYgaboon ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Upload your own reptile and amphibian photos photos at gallery.kingsnake.com, and you could see them featured here! …read more Read more […]

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