Herp-a-day (pt II)

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Damn guys... nice!
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Nerodia sipedon pleuralis - Midland water
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My avatar image. Desert Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus variegatus

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One of Nicholas's first and best snake-on-board shots, taken last spring on a survey with the SWHS:

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I struck out on Madreans again this year. Nice shot Richard.

Here's a shot from a little bit different perspective.

Agkistrodon c. contortrix - Southern copperhead, Northwest Arkansas.
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Crotalus willardi silus, Mexican Ridge-nose Rattlesnake.
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Coluber constrictor priapus - Southern black racer
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Crotalus willardi silus, Mexican Ridge-nose Rattlesnake.
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Another Crotalus willardi silus, Mexican Ridge-nose Rattlesnake.
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Dell,

Nice photos of Silus. I really like how different they all look - makes me want to go find some of those!
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C. mitchelii juvie from Baja norte
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Norman D wrote:Nice photos of Silus. I really like how different they all look - makes me want to go find some of those!
Norman, thanks for the complement. I'm sure living as close to them as you do you'll scratch that itch. I'd love to live in the Sonoran desert.

Chrysemys picta bellii, Painted turtle. Homo sapien, oldest daughter Emma. ;)
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I guess I should contribute since I always check these pics out.

Crotalus Mitchellii Pyrrhus (Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake) In-Situ
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Sweet C. mitchellii.

L. t. multistrata, Stillwater Co., Montana.
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My only Speckled of the year.

Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus
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Hey, I finally have something to contribute to this thread! The weather has turned cold where I am and herp photos are few and far between now.
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On Friday I went down to Bosque del Apache and hiked the Marsh trail. The marsh that the trail loops around was being drained (I think they do this to control avian diseases) and about a dozen painted turtles were slowly making there way through the cold mud trying to get to deeper water.
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Kevin

Great photo of the mitchellii! I hope to find more in california the next few years
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Thanks Norman. If looking for specks, don't ask me for help because I clearly am looking in all of the wrong places! Only one this year!
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Parrot snake, Leptophis ahaetulla nigromarginatus. Amazonia Basin, Brazil.
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An Eastern Foxie Boxie

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Crotalus Tigris
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justinm wrote:An Eastern Foxie Boxie
Foxie Boxie, that's a subspecies right? ;)

Glass Lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus
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Shot after shot, masterpiece after masterpiece. Thanks to all contributors who make these photo thread pure bliss. :beer:
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Lampropeltis triangulum multistrata, Nebraska.
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Bombina bombina, Denmark

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Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla), Bulgaria, May 2005

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Norops tropidolepis, Cloud Forest Anole, male.
Cerro Dantas, Heredia, Costa Rica.
I love that short rounded snout profile.

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California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) - flipped on Nov. 13.

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Coming out to play for the night.

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this one is from a couple months ago, not today, but hey it's December in N. CO... :lol:
i just like the contrast in this shot (most of you guys have probably seen this one, too)
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Ascaphus truei - Male, Del Norte County, California
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I can't believe how long it's taken me to find this post!
They may be really common, but I still stop for pics of Western Fence Lizards if it's a slow day, this one was extremely patient:
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Carphophis vermis - Western worm snake
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Cool shot, Zach.

Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster - Juvenile Yellow bellied watersnake
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Lots of great photos, I hope I can get time to look through them all!

Here's a juvenile Nerodia fasciata confluens I found flipping a log yesterday:

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I thought it was cute how he had his head tucked under his body.
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one of the first snakes of the year...taken earlier today
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Southern black racer found earlier today

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Recently metamorphed Gastrophryne carolinensis - Eastern narrowmouthed toad

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Found this guy today.

Montgomery County, Texas
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix:
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Here's another from this week:

Yellow bellied watersnake, In situ

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