Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Let’s celebrate with this fantastic in situ Eastern Diamondback in Alabama, uploaded by kingsnake.com user SalS? 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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It is a whole lotta squee in this two for Tuesday pair 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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Beautiful shot of a blood python in the garden in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user grimlin ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Our Herp Photo of the Day shows and amazing look inside the egg of a Russian Tortoise to be, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tortusjack!
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Saturday was Reptile Awareness day, so we wanted to show off how the Chicago Herpetological Society educated thousands on reptiles with this lovely rosy boa in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user PHFaust! Mike is sharing his years of knowledge and love of snakes with anyone who wants to stop. This moment may not seem like much but it changes minds! The Chicago Herpetological Society ran a wonderful event called Reptile Fest for decades until Covid. Are you a member of your local herp society? Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! How cool is this calico Pygmy Rattlesnake, uploaded by kingsnake.com user abyssus? 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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So precious! We love hatching photos, like this awakening Gecko in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user SA! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Shiva has her eye on you in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user musicloverhoney! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Love this shot! You can feel the texture and see the amazing variety of colors on this kingsnake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Tony D ! 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! The detail in this headshot of an Atrox is amazing in our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user scserpents ! 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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The Fire Skink in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user firereptiles is appropriately named! Pure FIRE! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What a great shot of a Leopard Gecko in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user chrish! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What a cute plated lizard in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user jungleemporium ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What a sassy lil Tokay in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user mattcrum! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday and Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month! To kick off this month, we are bringing out the venomous snake that has a hand in fighting breast cancer, the Southern Copperhead in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user coolhl7 ! Did you know that there are proteins in the venom of the Southern Copperhead that have been shown to slow breast cancer growth? Contortrostatin has been shown to inhibit growth of breast cancer tumors in studies with mice and is working it’s way towards helping people. Other compounds called disintegrins have also showed promise in preventing tumor growth. This is why venom is so important to humans. From blood pressure to cancer, their venom can and IS saving lives!

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This awesome collage in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bslugger551 shows some the amazing variety in Sinaloan milk snakes! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This awesome field observation of a pair of Northern Gray Treefrogs in Amplexus in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user coluberking25 was a lifer of an experience for this herper! Be sure to click on the pic for his full observationhere! You can feel his excitement! That is what it is all about!

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“You’re kingsnake.com, where are all the kingsnakes?” Right here in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user trevid ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Red and black? Black and yellow? Mimics in nature are clear with this pair of South American hognose from the same clutch in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Longhitano!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday from this Sidewinder in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Uncloudy ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Stunning shot of this Rosy boa in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user regalringneck! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What a wonderful headshot of a Desert Iguana in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user dvl s! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What an awesome close up the eye of a Plumed Basilisk in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Kober! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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So very underestimated but how many of you caught a Garter like the one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user snakekate for your first field find? Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! Loving this C.ruber in the field in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user joecarroll ! 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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This Pine Snake looks so velvety smooth in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Jack77 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Love this gorgeous Moluccan python, Morelia clastolepis, in all its shimmering beauty in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user krantz!
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Photo of Lil Crusher and I in August at an educational event. He is well on his way to being healthy here.

When I got the text about the alligator that was found by Lake Michigan in November I never realized how attached to him I would become, but ya know, I should have. When the grizzled shelter manager tells me I need to come in because he is worried about the alligator, I should have figured that I would fall head over heels for an animal that I never would live with. He is named Lil Crusher, after Reginald “The Crusher” Lisowski a famous wrestler from our area and if you know me it makes even more sense that this guy is one of my special ones.

On that cold November day, 3 South Milwaukee police officers made waves in our local media when they found an American Alligator in a park in Milwaukee WI on the shores of Lake Michigan, the local media went RAMPANT with stories. We had just had the flamingos blown off course by a hurricane, did the alligator come that way too! Did it maybe swim up here? The stories were simply ridiculous. Continue reading “For the Love of Crusher” …read more
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Good things come in small packages, like the Rough Earth Snake in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user gdy! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This is a once in a lifetime shot! How cool is this field shot of an Alameda whipsnake grabbing a meal in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user trevid ?! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! All venomous snakes need our support! This Cottonmouth is screaming it from the field in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user BowieKnife357 ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! Remember on Friday, we highlight our venomous species to help increase awareness about their conservation and celebrate #RattlesnakeFriday with everyone.

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Grumpy Toad is judging you in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user galen ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Cue Barry White for this pair of Mocquard’s Beauty Snakes in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user RandyWhittingtonis poised and peeking in the classic chondro style! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This juvenile Biak Green Tree Python in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user the-vandylis poised and peeking in the classic chondro style! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Hatching Trans-pecos Rat Snakes in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pecoskidmakes Mondays more tolerable! He is one of the old residents down at Gatorland Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus orgeganus) our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Snakesonaplain in our herp photo of the day is exhibiting classic rattlesnake avoidance behavior! They prefer to go about their way rather than “Come right for us!”

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Check out this old Alligator just hanging in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cpipes! He is one of the old residents down at Gatorland Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Check out this absolutely stunning desert California Kingsnake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user bruceatherton! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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What a wee worm snake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user corythreatt! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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