A common garter snakes, coiled artistically over a mound of dried marsh reeds. This one is rather small but there is a larger one just to the right.
And there were garter snakes in the marsh! I saw a number coiled up in the grass waiting for the day to warm them up. This was a particularly cute little noodle.
#RidefieldNWR
#snek #snake #herps #addherper
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(Geckolepis, fish scale gecko)
#herps
Pacific chorus frog with its vocal sac inflated (puffed up like a balloon under his chin). Heโs a golden brown color with black stripes on his back and spots near his belly. Heโs sitting on a horizontal branch.
Pacific chorus frog, mid-song. #FrogFriday #herps #nature #photography #forest #frogs
A tiny brown frog, tucked inside a bromeliad leave is staring at the camera. The bromeliad leave color goes from dark res to light green.
The end of the tunnel... ๐ธ๐ฑ
#FrogFriday #Herps #Gardening
A picture of a Box Turtle on a paved road. The shell's very muddy but you can still see the yellow/orange colors. The face is fairly yellow too and the eyes are red! very yellow/orange legs as well!
It's that time of the year again, this beautiful Eastern Box Turtle was crossing the road yesterday after a drizzle. Please watch out for Turtles crossing roads now that it's getting warmer! Especially during and directly after rain! #herps ๐ข
Several clusters of newt eggs can be seen attached to underwater roots in a stream. The tiny embryos have elongated and are starting to look like mini newts
And now, a word from our sponsors. Tiny baby California Newt larvae. Grow on, littles. Grow on. #herps
Red-eared slider
#red-earedSlider #turtles #reptiles #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #herps #herpetology #๐ข
The head of a mostly submerged alligator is visible in blue water with light ripples.
While we were watching the rocket launch from the riverbank yesterday, this gator was watching us. #herps
A lizard seen soaking up late afternoon sunlight on a concrete patio.
Three lizards seen soaking up late afternoon sunlight on a concrete patio.
Four sun worshippers out catching the last of the late afternoon sun that was only occasional today.
Western fence lizards #herps
Two western fence lizards , um, snuggling in the sunshine on a concrete patio.
Must be Spring ๐๐คญ
Western fence lizards #herps Southern California
I've missed the turtles.
#pondslider #turtles #red-earedSlider #reptiles #herps #herpetology #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography
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A dark gray lizard has climbed to near the top of a light gray stucco wall just above a yard ornament of a sun that is hanging on the wall.
Western fence lizard says โI know where this sun is. But where is the one that makes me warm??โ
Yeah, itโs been cloudy lately. I think the other sun comes back starting tomorrow, buddy. Southern California
#herps
The turtles have returned.
#turtles #reptiles #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #herps #herpetology #๐ข
A large toad sits on a rock facing the camera with its throat pouch inflated as it sings
THE TOADS ARE STILL SINGING!
it occurs to me i might be part toad? Hearing that sound makes me want to go rushing off to them. Which is the effect itโs supposed to have on female toads. Hmm. It would explain why Iโm nonfunctional when itโs cold ๐ค
#herps ๐ฟ
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#frog
#herps
Iโm still thinking about seeing these eastern red-backed salamanders for the first time. Also my first time EVER seeing salamanders! Obviously, had to include the frog also.
#nature #wildlife #bignight #salamanders #herps #eastcoastherps #protectourplanet #herpertology #environment
A hiking trail with a suspicious-looking stick on it. The stick is a baby snake.
A close up of the baby gophersnakeโs head amid all the shoe prints on the hiking trail.
Hey little noodle, be more cautious of humans please. Donโt want to to get stepped on.
Pacific Gophersnake. #herps
Tokay Gecko - Acrylic on canvas. Can't give enough love to these magnificent bity bois.
#reptiles #painting #canvaspainting #gecko #herps #tokay #lizard #art
Cane Toads Always Look Grumpy
L: Bocas del Toro, Panama
R: Release Site Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
#amphibian #canetoad #herps #photography
TINY Turniptail Gecko
(Thecadactylus rapicauda)
For size - the table is 1" thick, the cup is abour 4" across
The gecko is less that 3" in length
#herps #gecko #turniptail #panama #photography
A black and white closeup of a lizard grasping onto a metal pole.
A random lizard for no particular theme at all ๐
#Photography #Herps #Lizards #ClassicMono
Close up side image of a turtle, facing left and with its head emerging from underneath its shell. The head and neck of the turtle is black with large yellow spots; the shell is an olive-green color. The pupil is round, and the iris of the eye is olive green.
For #TurtleTuesday, here is a neonate Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis), photographed along the Rio Tapiche in NE Peru. A source of protein, aquatic turtles are often rare wherever humans live. They still do ok around the remote Tapiche Reserve. #herps #turtles #NaturePhotography ๐ฟ
A tiny red backed salamander rests on some bricks, with some leaves scattered around
A back rat snake moves across an old stump and into a pile of oak leaves.
Gotta be careful doing spring cleanup around here, never know who you might find! This has cheered me up immensely after another day of everything going wrong at work :)
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A red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) on a log facing right of frame with their right arm resting on some twigs. Their head is posed so we can see the faint coloration as the turtle warms up in the spring sun
#turtletuesday
Red-eared slider - Trachemys scripta elegans
(Shot near Cincinnati 3-25-26) ๐ข #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #reptile #turtle
A Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) sitting next to some rocks.
I went looking for snakes and other #herps today. No snakes but a bunch of fast skinks and this Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans.)
#PSA: It's baby season ๐ and Georgia Wildlife Network has a great page that tells you how to best handle injured or abandoned baby or adult wildlife you might find. #Mammals #Birds #Herps ๐ฟ
Spend a moment with this shy toad who probably thought it was being alien abducted last night. Instead we complimented and moved on. #herps #ToadallyTuesday
A Ratsnake chilling on a rock. This one is fairly light colored, lots of yellow hues in between the darker brown.
An Eastern Box Turtle on rock partially hiding in his shell. This one has some mud, but the yellow on the shell is still fairly visible.
A vibrant orange Cave Salamander on some leaf litter. lots of black speckling on the back of this one.
A tiny Eastern Newt on a rock with dry moss. This salamander is also orange, just darker orange and has a few black speckles on their back. This is the eft phase.
Some creatures from this weekend! #herps ๐ ๐ข
1) Central Ratsnake
2) Eastern Box Turtle
3) Cave Salamander
4) Eastern Newt
Figurine of Atheris Squamigera. Red morph
#merchreview
My figure from Snakegorge arrived!! Atheris squamigera red morph :]
Finally, a figure of best snek... It's hand painted too and the details are super on point, will make an excellent ref going forward. 11/10
#herps #notart <- as in, not my art. it's art.
