Check out this big ole male Green Iguana in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cycluracornuta out in the wilds of Colombia! Went way back for this one! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Get up close and personal with the Bredl’s Python our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user sincitydragons ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Get up close and personal with the Bredl’s Python our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user sincitydragons ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This gorgeous shot of a Green Mamba is in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user fangfataleis most certainly not a rattlesnake, but it is one of our many venomous snakes that we love! With #RattlesnakeFriday, the focus is on education and conservation of venomous animals, we thought this one might be a good one! Did you know they are researching the venom of Green Mambas as a potential treatment for polycystic kidney disease? This is why the whole Rattlesnake Friday movement started! To educate about the importance of all our venomous animals, including the ones that do not buzz!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This gorgeous shot of a Green Mamba is in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user fangfataleis most certainly not a rattlesnake, but it is one of our many venomous snakes that we love! With #RattlesnakeFriday, the focus is on education and conservation of venomous animals, we thought this one might be a good one! Did you know they are researching the venom of Green Mambas as a potential treatment for polycystic kidney disease? This is why the whole Rattlesnake Friday movement started! To educate about the importance of all our venomous animals, including the ones that do not buzz!

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There is little we love more than a classic Grey Banded Kingsnake like this one in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user dickdeuel will brighten your day. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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There is little we love more than a classic Grey Banded Kingsnake like this one in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user dickdeuel will brighten your day. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Hopefully the gorgeous blues of this Dendrobates auratus uploaded by kingsnake.com user amazonreptile will brighten your day. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Herpy Halloween from this little trick or treater in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user rosebuds ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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There can be little more precious than a child and his pet Ball Python, like Markus and his snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mikev ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! With the World Series in full swing, you know all herpers are secretly rooting for the Diamondbacks, like this Western Diamondback in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user kevinjudd! Of course EVERYONE knows the iconic Western Diamondback too! Loving this little peanut found near Portal, AZ.

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The natural sunlight makes this Rainbow Boa glitter in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user curaniel! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This young banded water snake being very curious in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user casichelydia ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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A shout out to the little guys! Loving this Vinales Anole in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user macraei ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This male Lacerta has his eye on you in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user danielk! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Even though this little Hairy Bush Viper in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user eekster26 isn’t a Rattlesnake, it is one of our many venomous reptiles that need support! Their wild numbers are actually not quite known and they have recently been suggested for the ICUN Red List.Why should we protect them? Who knows what secrets their venom may hold for modern medicine!

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A True Giant. This Komodo Dragon takes center stage in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cowboyfromhell ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Diamonds are a girls best friend and we can see why with this headshot of a Diamond Python in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user CincyGrady! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Sonoma County has some beautiful Black Speckled Salamanders, just like this one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user skyserpent ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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There is so much to love about Colubrids, so why not celebrate them with a big ole pile of beauty in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user xtranch ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Did you know that the venom of the Copperhead like this one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochrancontains a protein called Contortrostatin which can bind Breast Cancer proteins and help in the fight against breast cancer? Now you do! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world and to raise awareness for their need for protection.

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Loving this Dumeril’s basking in the sun for a photoshoot in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user liljenni ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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It is a whole lotta squee with this tpair of hatching Hognose in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user caracal ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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These adorable Crested Geckos are just hanging around in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user MOC_Reptiles ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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The gentle anaconda takes center stage in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user flboy21283! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Could this Cobra in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user eekster strike a better pose?! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world and to raise awareness for their need for protection.

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As fall descends, this mole king in the field in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran makes us already miss summer herping! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This garter in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Concinnitor proves they are anything but boring! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Photo from Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Children’s Animal Farm is a unique animal sanctuary located on the Stock Island Dentention center in the Florida Keys. It’s 100% what it sounds like, a petting zoo at a jail, but that is only the outside of the story. The zoo started in 1994 with some ducks and chickens who were plaguing a local golf course and expanded from there as more special needs animals needed help. The Farm is run by one paid staffer and then the prisoners work the farm. Those prisoners get new skills doing work they never may have encountered in the real world, like their recent project. They built a new tortoise habitat for their Redfoots! To follow the farm, visit them here! …read more
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What do you mean it is a lizard, it ain’t got no legs! Check out this field shot of a Glass lizard in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user rosycorn found in Florida! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Over all the years, the Pied Ball Python, like this one in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user sf has remained the most popular of the ball python morphs! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! How stunning is the red on this Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus), uploaded by kingsnake.com user lichanura ! This Speck was found in Arizona. Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world.

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What a gorgeous blotched Kingsnake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Mojihadi_CZ ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Gene Simmons ain’t got nothin’ on this Tegu in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user nick75 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This Gharial is smiling in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Majorpat because she is thankful we celebrate Earth Day! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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A Canebrake Rattlesnake, large and irate, but not without reason.
The sun was well below the horizon. Darkness was being ushered in by the plaintive calls of Chuck-Will’s-Widows and a few Green Treefrogs. The warmth of the day was giving way to what had been forecast to be a cool evening and an even cooler night. One more round on the herping road and time to head home.

But I only made it half-way and decided that enough was enough. I reversed and headed for home, still some hundred dark miles southward. Ahha. Pavement! Progress. MPH? Let’s say 60. A thick cover of clouds added to the darkness.

I swung around a curve and—SNAKE. Big Snake. It was in the opposite lane and was moving steadily towards the edge, the long roadside grasses and almost impenetrable woodland blackberry tangles.

I stood on the brakes, safely reversed direction—and the snake had disappeared. Was it a cottonmouth? I had been able to see it was very heavy-bodied. I clambered out of the car headlamp a blaze, clampstick in hand, and almost at woodland edge saw the tall grasses moving sinuously.

On my first step towards it I got snagged by blackberries, went down, and lost my headlamp that went out when it hit the ground. I floundered around, retrieved the dropped utensils, said the heck with this, stood up and stopped in my tracks. That big snake had decided to ”talk”, not in the hisses of an angry cottonmouth, but, rather, in the whirring language of an irate rattlesnake. And in this area it almost had to be a Canebrake, Crotalus horridus atricaudatus.

From that point on, all went well. I sidled towards the ratcheting, finally saw the coiled and irate snake, got a couple of dozen photos, and left after estimating the length of the snake as well over a hefty length of 4 feet. A bit darker in color than most seen in the area, it was the highlight of the night, and quite probably for the season. Continue reading “CANEBRAKE! A Big One!” …read more
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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!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! When you go looking for Rocks, these are some of the best to find! Love the Rock Rattlesnakes like this Crotalus lepidus in our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user erindonalson ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world. It is our goal to help dispel the fears surrounding our beloved venomous creatures.

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What an awesome shot of this pair of Common Toads in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user Krallenfrosch ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What amazing colors Uros come in, like this ornate in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user plietz! Be sure to tell them you liked it here.

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