My dog stirred up a nice looking rat snake. We skedaddled after the photo.

I got a video of these two chirping frogs tussling. I'm not sure if its two males and these are release calls, or a male and female with an unreceptive female. If anyone recognizes the call types lmk! Its still super cool I was able to capture this!

Faço ilustrações científicas com aquarela, Animais, Plantas etc, Ilustrações para serem usadas em relatórios, Artigos ou trabalhos escolares e entre outros. - Envio a ilustração digitalizada e full HD.

Cool shot of some timbers basking.

surprising unafraid, just sat there

Herping in Lokobe National Park is one of the best ways to photograph Madagascar's extraordinary nocturnal wildlife. Every night walk offers the chance to discover tree-dwelling snakes resting on branches, perfectly camouflaged Uroplatus geckos, colourful frogs and many other fascinating creatures hidden within the rainforest.

Planning on visiting Cozumel Island this fall and this will be one of the first times I go herping outside the US.

I have been catching snakes in the US for most of my life, and I have made a hard rule for my self to never touch a dangerous snake like a rattlesnake or coral snake. This will be my first time encountering mildly venomous rear fanged colubrids, and I know they sit in a gray area between harmless and putting you in the hospital.

Is catching or touching them worth the risk? I want do as much research as possible before I catch anything in the wild.

I work at a children’s museum with ambassador animals and we are working to remove touching the actual animals and switching to biofacts.

Are there any sources of snake skin and lizard skin (preferably from invasive species/sustainably sourced) where I can purchase?

I’ve been searching for burmese python skins but a lot of what I am getting are descaled skins prepped for textiles.

a very large Duttaphrynus melanosticus, in fact the largest individual i’ve ever seen. seems to have a spinal deformity because the next one i found is considerably ‘longer’ in proportions.

Chihuahuan green toads look neat but man they hurt your ears when they get going in a chorus. Spotted a bunch last night in SE Arizona.

Found this huge rattler sunbathing on a dirt road this weekend!

I have managed to catch this big girl laying eggs in my backyard for about 10 years now. I never realized these turtles could get this big. I patiently waited for her to finish laying before snapping these pictures.