I saw 4 first-timers: chuckwalla, zebra-tailed, long-nose snake and desert tortoise. Definitely the most productive day for me ever!



Desert tortoise






Chuckwalla










FORD, along with 2 others. Very sad.



Long-nosed snake





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I cant help but throw these non-herps in here...

This is a ripiphorid beetle. Yes a beetle! The larvae attach onto bees when they visit the flower, and then detach at the bee's nest where they eat the pollen and bee larvae. They're really rare!

I'm sorry for the massive pictures... I forgot to re-size them...

Very cool. Nothing quite like walking up your first tortoise or trying to get a pic of a wily chuck or speedy zebratail. Nice work.

Oh and I assume FORD means found on road dead (probably after being hit by a hick driving a Ford.)
Around here we use the acronym DOR or AOR: dead or alive on road.
Couple of good posts from you don't forget to introduce yourself in the roll call or give a background in the member bio thread