Looks like St. Beardie Nick is getting ready to work hard tonight in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ginag!
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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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An adult male Saba Isle Anole. Anolis sabanus
Saba!
What is Saba?
Saba, it turns out, is a tiny upthrusting in the northeastern Caribbean. Only about 5 miles across, this tiny island has sandy beaches (expensive hotels), 4 main villages having descriptive names such as The Bottom (Saba’s capital), Windwardside, St. John’s and Zion’s Hill (aka Hell’s Gate), and even has some rainforest. Oh yes, it also has 3 indigenous and endemic reptiles, an anole, a Sphaerodactyline gecko and a Colubrine snake.
But initially it was only the anole that I found of interest. I had learned of this lizard through Jake, who had talked of both its homeland and beauty for months. In fact, Jake wanted to fly to this lizard’s dot of land to photograph it. But to me it seemed a long journey simply to photograph a single lizard species, and an anole at that.
Then Jake found an online pic and my attitude was swayed. I had just about made up my mind to opt into the “Jake’s Anole Expedition” when an online ad for that exact species popped up on my computer screen. Rather than take the trip. I bought a couple of the lizards…both gender. The live lizards that arrived were even prettier than the pix I had seen. The anoles are sexually dimorphic, the female lacking the polka-dots of the adult males.
Both the male and the female, seem to be doing well, eating tiny crickets and flightless fruit flies. Males have a beautiful, large, deep yellow throat fan. I hope you’ll agree that, although not one of the larger species, it is a species well worth looking at.
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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! We hopped into the wayback machine to visit 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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Presque Isle Co, MI, July 4, 2007, photo by kingsnake user ratsnakeheaven
The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy is closing on 457 acres of property known as the La Grange Valley wetlands that is known as a “biodiversity hot spot” that houses a pair of nesting bald eagles and two endangered species, including the eastern massasauga rattlesnake.
The agency’s ultimate goal is to protect an important fen habitat with upland islands and tall hardwood trees that harbor a lot of wildlife, including several state threatened or endangered species like the Blanding’s turtle. And no, Hansen says, the agency’s not revealing the other federally endangered species — apart from the massasauga rattlesnake — out of a need to protect it.
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Throwback Thursday to the early days of Blood pythons with this stunning Python brongersmai in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Rich_Crowley ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Do you remember “Jawlene”, the alligator that was found without an upper jaw in Florida? Gatorland recently shared an update!
It has been such a blessing and a wild ride since this little angel showed up at Gatorland!
Jawlene is an incredible testament to the strength and resilience of the great American Alligator. From learning how she had adapted to living as a wild alligator to being patient and watching her show us how to best feed her so that she doesn’t get frustrated and give up.
She’s gaining weight, learning to trust us and getting stronger every day. Gatorland Global, our conservation arm exists for situations just like this one.
Jawlene has gained 2 pounds since being there and she is almost fully cleared of parasites. For the full story, with video, visit Fox35 here. …read more
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How adorable is this Giant Ground Gecko in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user leighroomes ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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With their new found popularity from Minecraft, almost everyone now knows the Axolotl with it’s goofy grin. The National Autonomous University is hoping that people love them enough to adopt one, well virtually at least! It might seem amazing with their popularity as a pet, but their wild numbers are on a rapid and drastic decline. Right now, they are running a campaign where you can virtually “adopt” an animal by naming one for a year, donating meals towards one or even donating towards habitat purchase!
Over two decades ago, there were about 6,000 of these tiny salamanders for every square kilometer in Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City. In the last count from 2014, there were only about 36 axolotls per square kilometer, according to Luis Zambrano, who was involved in the axolotl census.
“It’s gotten worse. They’re not completely extinct, but it’s worse,” said Zambrano, who is also an ecologist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
As always, the biggest threat to the Axolotls is humans, this time it isn’t the pet trade however. It is from the over expanding population in their native environment and the poisoning of the groundwater. We all know the importance this tells us about the stability of that area as a whole!
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This little cornsnake must have been racing to get out of the egg ahead of his siblings in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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This Timor Python in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user carlovandunsure has her eye on you! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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This adult Inyo Mountain was about 4″ in total length.
I think I can move that boulder, Gary said. It’s the only thing I can see that’s blocking access.
I agreed with the 2nd of Gary’s statement, but the initial comment concerned me. It was a BIG boulder and neither Gary nor I were of boulder-moving stature. But move it he did, and we were again on our way along a tooth-loosening Jeep trail—and we were not in a Jeep.
It was an amphibian, a caudatan, that had brought us onto this sun-drenched trail. Around us stretched the peaks of the Inyo Mountains. Soon, no more boulders halting progression, we hoped this trail would swing a bit southward and then as it met with a tiny mountain stream, take us again eastward. And if we were then where we thought we actually should be, the stream would widen a bit, the moist banks would be surrounded by rock flakes, and beneath those flakes an interesting species of slender salamander, the Inyo Mountain Slender Salamander,Batrachoseps campi , was known to dwell.
As hoped for the Inyo Mountain Salamander we found was of the silvery phase. The presence of this salamander in an otherwise sere habitat proved the importance of even tiny trickles.
Guess what? Lady Luck was with us. We were right on target.
In a sudden turn the trail neared the trickle even more closely. The dried grasses gave way to tiny but beautiful orchids. And then the trail ended. We hopped out and carefully made our way to a stand of small shrubs interspersed with an occasional desert palm and sycamore. There the stream widened to a shallow 10 or 12 foot puddle, and along the banks were the rock shards we had hoped for.
As hoped, our careful search (of only a few minutes) turned up a salamander, one only, but this one was of the light phase. Photos were taken, the salamander replaced, and we left. A half hour later were back on the paved road, en route to another herp quest. Continue reading “Inyo Mountain Salamander, “ …read more
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Black & White Tegu photo by user RamblinRose
Herp hobbyists in Georgia are running out of time to register their non-native reptiles with the Georgia Wildlife Resources Commission. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources board voted in 2022 that Burmese pythons can’t be bred in the state.
The DNR says the rules are set in place so invasive species don’t get released in Georgia. They can survive in the wild and impact the state’s native wildlife. Also included in the new law are some tegus, monitor lizards, and turtles.
By Dec. 4, the following reptiles and amphibians must be registered by their owners:
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By Dec. 4, the following reptiles and amphibians must be registered by their owners:
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It wouldn’t be Black Friday without a Black Tailed Rattlesnake in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user erindonalson! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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This pair of Mocquard’s Beauty Rat Snakes in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user RandyWhittington are feeling the love! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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What an awesome shot of a shedding in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tylerwork! Bet this Ball Python loves it’s new outfit! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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What an awesome shot of a shedding in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tylerwork! Bet this Ball Python loves it’s new outfit! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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What an awesome shot of a shedding in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tylerwork! Bet this Ball Python loves it’s new outfit! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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What an awesome shot of a shedding in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user tylerwork! Bet this Ball Python loves it’s new outfit! 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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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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This Horned Desert Viper (Cerastes cerastes) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Gaboonviper1388is just peeking from its hiding spot! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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This Horned Desert Viper (Cerastes cerastes) in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Gaboonviper1388is just peeking from its hiding spot! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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The Curly tailed lizard is a common sight in the southern US, but not so common as pets. They are totes adorbs as you can see in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Upscale!
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The Curly tailed lizard is a common sight in the southern US, but not so common as pets. They are totes adorbs as you can see in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user Upscale!
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This awesome headshot of an American Crocodile in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user reptiletubsgets us in the mood to feel a little like Steve! One of two crocodilian species we can find here in the US! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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This awesome headshot of an American Crocodile in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user reptiletubsgets us in the mood to feel a little like Steve! One of two crocodilian species we can find here in the US! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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This Emerald Tree Boa in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user snakedawg81should leave you feeling green with envy! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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This Emerald Tree Boa in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user snakedawg81should leave you feeling green with envy! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Snakes and Cats living together, it will be anarchy! Wait what? Nah it is just a nice shot of a Cat Snake (Boiga cyanea) in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ptahtoo! Be sure to tell ptahtoo you liked it here!
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Snakes and Cats living together, it will be anarchy! Wait what? Nah it is just a nice shot of a Cat Snake (Boiga cyanea) in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ptahtoo! Be sure to tell ptahtoo you liked it here!
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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! What a cool field shot of a Timber in shed in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user seto2112!
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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! What a cool field shot of a Timber in shed in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user seto2112!
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Two for Thursday with this cute pair of Australian water dragons in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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Two for Thursday with this cute pair of Australian water dragons in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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This beautiful Trans-Pecos Rat Snake is holding on to her most valueable treasure in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pecoskid ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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This beautiful Trans-Pecos Rat Snake is holding on to her most valueable treasure in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pecoskid ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!
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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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