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Posts by James Emerson, Ph.D.
Faye sitting out on a cool, drizzly afternoon East Texas. #Crotalus #timberrattlesnake #crotalushorridus #herpingtheglobe #herpetology #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifebiology #beauty #art #Texas #insituherps #explore #photooftheday #hike #hiketexas #conservation
A cop doing the right thing? I think that i might need my fainting chair!
#lampropeltis #lampropeltistriangulum #lampropeltistriangulumamaura #milksnake #louisianamilksnake #herpetology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifebiology #Texas #Louisiana #nature #naturephotography #beauty #art #ootd #explore #hiketexas #hike #getoutside #๐ฅ #tricolor
Milksnake โค๏ธ๐
The squirrel hunter
Timber Rattlesnake in ambush in situ.
#Crotalus #timberrattlesnake #crotalushorridus #herpingtheglobe #herpetology #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifebiology #beauty #art #Texas #insituherps #explore #photooftheday #hike #hiketexas #conservation
One of our Timber Rattlesnake study animals preparing to leave his den and resume activity...
#herpetology #wildlifebiology #nature #conservation #canon #texas #science #beauty #art #aestheticsareenough
The first Texas Indigo Snake (Drymarchon melanurus) that I've seen in over a decade. Found while taking my students on a Spring Break field trip to the Tamaulipan Thornscrub
#herpetology #beauty #art #wildlife #Texas #nature #canon #snake #conservation #hike #snake #reptile
Cajun Chorus Frog (Pseudacris foquetti) found calling amongst numerous conspecifics at a vernal pool early this year.
#chorusfrog #frog #amphibian #nature #herpetology #wildlifebiology #beauty #art #wildlife #Texas #getoutside #breeding
They are finally waking up! #timberrattlesnake #herpetology #wildlifebiology
Western Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea paludicola)
#wildlife #nature #winter #herpetology #wildlifebiology #beauty #art #Salamander #hiking #texas
Smallmouth Salamander (Ambystoma texanum); my first lifer of 2025.
#smallmouthsalamander #ambystomatexanum #beauty #art #photography #wildlife
Ring-necked Duck stretching
#waterfowl #avianphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #beauty #art #yoga
Gray-banded kingsnake during monsoon season.
#lampropeltisalterna #herpetology #ecology #conservation #radiotelemetry #wildlife #nature #art #beauty #wildlifebiology #monsoon #king #bands #habitat #hike #Texas #Canon #desert #secretive #cryptic
Western Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea paludicola) subadult at an east Texas vernal.
#eurycea #euryceapaludicola #westerndwarfsalamander #dwarfsalamander #Salamander #dwarf #amphibian #herpetology #nature #naturephotography #wildlifebiology #wildlifephotography #wildlife #beaity #art #Texas #bigfoot
A young Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri) photographed in south Texas.
#texastortoise #Texas #tortoise #turtle #gopherus #gopherusberlandieri #herpetology #wildlifebiology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #explore #explorepage #beauty #art #hike #conservation
Not necessarily my favorite photo, but a fitting introduction to Bluesky, representing what I'm doing now.
Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus): A study animals photographed in situ.
#crotalushorridus #Rattlesnake #nature #conservation #wildlifebiology #beauty #art #biology #outside #ecology