Another spring break serpent! Opheodrys aestivus, the Rough green snake; Union county, Illinois (20 March 2026). More eco-photography at floridensis.com. #opheodrysaestivus #herps

Agkistrodon piscivorus, 21 March 2026 (Union county, IL) YouTube video by Janson Jones

Here's some Northern cottonmouth video footage from last week's roadtrip. My heavens, how I love Northern cottonmouths. I usually lean more towards photography, but video is occasionally fun to dip into. youtu.be/az0_5-fvAKU?...

a blonde dude with lots of tattoos and jeffrey dahmer glasses looks moodily at the camera with a Very Cool t-shirt with a goth girl on it, surrounded by flowers. Underneath it says Plant Native Plants

A person with glasses in a lovely backyard and long brown hair wears a black t-shirt that says biology is bigger than binaries with a honeybee, lily, and clownfish on it

We have 2 cool shirts! I have to sell them out by early April for 2 reasons:

1) 5 of my family members are staying in the Skype a Scientist stockroom in mid-April 😅
2) I need to fund our mural project which starts the first week of April!

They're soft! They're cute! Get a shirt!
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Ordered the pink binaries t! Yasss!

Agkistrodon piscivorus, the Northern cottonmouth; Union county, Illinois (21 March 2026). Head raised upwards towards the sky, the snake is cautiously analyzing its surroundings.

Agkistrodon piscivorus, the Northern cottonmouth; Union county, Illinois (21 March 2026). The snake is peering through a litter of fallen leaves, blending beautifully with its surroundings.

Agkistrodon piscivorus, the Northern cottonmouth; Union county, Illinois (21 March 2026). The snake is rearing its fangs as a defensive display.

Triple-shot of three different Northern cottonmouths from this past week. What a damn fine spring break roadtrip it was. Agkistrodon piscivorus, the Northern cottonmouth; Union county, Illinois (21 March 2026). More eco-photography at floridensis.com. #agkistrodonpiscivorus #herps

Alaskan power! Lithobates sylvaticus, the Wood frog; Anchorage, Alaska (06 July 2021).

When I lived in Anchorage, Alaska, the wood frog was my *only* local herp. Loved that short season of wood frog activity. Amazing adaptation to the cold.

I've roadtripped the BC/Alberta edge twice in my life. Jasper, Yoho, Banff national parks... Absolutely, fantastically, amazingly incredible. I would love, love, love to get back to that region, and Medicine Lake was one of my favorite spots.

Fantastic! So, so fantastic!

Nerodia taxispilota, the Brown water snake; Lake county, Florida (28 June 2014). floridensis.com

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change

Multigenerational damage being done by this administration. Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c...

Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists It is 89 seconds to midnight.

This year's #DoomsdayClock announcement is scheduled for January 27th from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. There's probably some vigorous last-minute revision right now in response to the past few days of utter insanity. We just might jump forward to 60! thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...

Send away!

Vonnegut wasn't even close in scratching the surface of how absurd our timeline has become.

Strong, dark coffee is the main reason I'm still rooting for civilization to somehow make it through all this.

Wish it was, but it’s not. Thank you, though.

As a Florida swamprat now living in Chicago, I am a deep believer in the annual roadtrip south to get lizard photos. Haven't done Central or South America though. Just the thought peaks my lacertilian cravings.

* in small amounts

No Kings March in Chicago, 18 October 2025 Last updated on Sunday 19 October.On Saturday, October 18, 2025, people around the world protested the Trump Administration and its increasingly abusive, violent, and dehumanizing policies. For Chi…

Photos and video from the No Kings march in Chicago on Saturday 18 October 2025: floridensis.com/no-kings-mar....

No Kings Chicago, 18 October 2025 YouTube video by Janson Jones

Footage from No Kings march through Chicago, 18 October 2025. youtu.be/J196u8hJdYQ?...

Not as many protesters as old conservatives spreading STDs in The Villages, but still damn impressive!

Tigrosa georgicola, the Georgia Wolf Spider Last updated on Tuesday 14 October 2025.It’s October as I type this, so it only makes sense to get into some of the creepy-crawlies that tend to freak many people out. I think I’ll prob…

Today on Floridensis: Tigrosa georgicola, the Georgia wolf spider. It's October, y'all! Let's get our Lycosidae love going! floridensis.com/tigrosa-geor...

So it goes. RIP.

His subsequent stuff has been particularly landscapish, like habitats. Very ambient. Good soundscapjng (minus the beat and rhythm). More Eno than Club vibe. Solid stuff.

I'm not overly picky or hyper-critical of music, but it's also pretty hard to impress me deeply. Immunity is beyond impressive. It's a perfect, revelatory album with a soundscape like no other. This album is where I go when I feel cornered and need to regroup.

Good morning from Chicago. Clinton Avenue, looking south from the green line. 6:48 am on Friday 10 October 2025.

I’ve had the same thought. Love iNat, but I’m tracking species observations more than following specific people.

Chicago Protest and March, 09 October 2025 Last updated on Thursday 09 October 2025.Though this website is primarily focused on the biodiversity I’ve encountered and photographed, I also like to photograph urban environments, cultural…

Photographs and video from the Chicago demonstration, rally, and march on Thursday 09 October 2025. floridensis.com/2025/10/09/c...

Chicago Protest and March, 08 October 2025 YouTube video by Janson Jones

Footage from the protest and march in Chicago on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. youtu.be/swTumyYTuTk?...