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Either, Australia has the most photogenic herps or the best photographers visit and live in Australia... hmmmmm

Awesome expedition with some great shots too!!

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula CO2) is a colorless, odorless gas vital to life on Earth.

--- I'd like to produce more of this life-giving substance

Looks like their cameras are broken because EVERYTHING, including the turtle is bioflourescent or is it simply over done with color saturation. Im going with the latter.

Nice observation

This is shocking news, thanks for posting the link.

Dang, looks like a fantastic trip. That lady at the Botanical Garden also told me I wasnt likely to see the Chameleons, but in two hours or so I counted five. The Gecko from Kaua'i is a Mourning Gecko The others are -- Gecko#1 - Common House Gecko#2 - Mourning Gecko#3 - Common House When living in H...

WoW, interesting poison and venom. Looking forward to the Singapore video.

Before Chytrid Fungus and Bulldozers, drought was the greatest threat to amphibians. Ephemeral ponds often dry, killing thousands of metamorphosing Tiger Salamanders, Western Toads, Red-legged Frogs, and others. Over the eons those species have adapted to drought or paid the price. Bullfrogs monopol...

Bye-bye-Bullfrogs, a bonus from California's drought. Native wildlife have adopted to withstand such occurrences. I can only imagine the stench and muddy-stickiness, must have been fun, nice pics too

Dang that was awesome. Well done video. Did you have a plan ready incase the drone crashed in the hot mud? How about the ladder, did you find that left behind in the desert? That Owl call was great!

In some areas of Arizona there are black Coachwhips.

It was photographed at La Quinta Sarapiqui, Viejo de Sarapiqui, Heredia, Costa Rica

Christmas is a good time for exploring the Redwoods. Being next to the coast, the low elevation forests never get too cold and by December everything is usually soaked. You should be able to find pretty much everything you'd like, minus some reptiles.

Doesn't really matter, because your going to win that contest with either picture. If you have to submit them in print form, the color will change some, most likely darker. I'd go with the one that is highest resolution and, if their both the same, i choose the bottom one. Good luck, but i don't thi...

I generally stop, once the temperature drops below 69 F when seeking reptiles; considerably lower, 39 F, for amphibians.

Look at all that sea grass for Green Sea Turtles to eat. Makes me think, are there sufficient sponges in California waters to sustained a miss-guided Hawksbill for any period of time? So Elliot, let me make sure I got this correct, you have been seeing Green Sea Turtles at Santa Catalina Island from...

Jeff, I got a thank you letter from Chris, thanking you and everyone else for their help. Please continue the efforts. Many more field herpers are needed, for Chris' research is extremely thorough. If you think you can help, even in the slightest, please get in contact with him.

If sea snakes are flowing our way, to California, then Pacific Ridley and more Green Turtles should also be on their way. Interestingly, a Hawksbill Sea Turtle has never been confirmed in California's waters, perhaps this will be that year. When seeking marooned Yellow-bellies in Costa Rica, people ...

Holy Cow, that is a huge Water Bug. I never imagined they got that size, without the in hand shot, it would have just appeared as an typical waterbug. Good ID to get that in hand shot.

Matt, Not okay? why would it be bad?

That second insect shot is amazing!

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mtratcliffe wrote:What is even the context here? Gah.

A few too many beers on a Saturday night?

Bingo!

Dang, im still in shock. Im about to head to bed now, yet this post and the discovery is heavy on my mind. All i have to say is, sweet dreams -- and i'm going to find one in Cali soon {{wishful thinking}}. http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/images/pplaturuscrwflax11102.jpg BTW according to the S...

Dang, im still in shock. Im about to head to bed now, yet this post and the discovery is heavy on my mind. All i have to say is, sweet dreams -- and i'm going to find one in Cali soon {{wishful thinking}}. http://www.californiaherps.com/snakes/images/pplaturuscrwflax11102.jpg BTW according to the S...

Amazing, my wife woke me early this morning to tell me what was on the TV-news, a Yellow-bellied Sea Snake, and I sprang up shouting... "Holy Ship!" well, maybe I pronounced ship wrong at that time, but simply WoW! If any one else hears of more, please take note of the beach and post it ... Who, wha...

Jedediah Smith is one of my favorite places to herp, especially for salamanders. I haven't been watching the weather for Del Norte County, but i imagine they have got some rain. If you don't already have plans to night search, do so, and put it high on your list of "to do's"; Giants, Tailed Frogs, E...

Where are you camping staying near? nearly everything can be found, especially terrestrial Dicamptodon. They are extremely common in autumn and can outnumber the combined discovery of Batrachoseps and Ensatina. Do you have some target species in mind?

Awesome, the only thing that could have made that post even better would have been night-walking a switaki. You guys (including Nate, Frank, etc.) make San Diego look like the best place to live in California, if you're a herper. Long-nosed Snake, tantilla, Thread Snakes - by night walking too cool....

I could explain all of that to you, but someone would just disagree with me...so I won't. LOL But, clouds are better than no clouds, and they hide the moon... approaching warm fronts are good, cold fronts are bad... Not very confident in your answer, Mr. Brian Sir, but you are right, someone would ...

Being Politically Correct always means having to say sorry.
I'm still working on that last part. If its any consolation, I love their fries

American's don't follow the French, my Great Grandfather (god rest his sole) who fought i'm WWII knows this well, and his words were, "the f rench follow no one cause they are too busy running." So now, someone says that we should follow the f rench because of some cowardice, old literature that mak...

That is Stebbins' Ensatina drawing from his field guides...

With all due respect to Common names, Scientific names are shifting just as fast, if not faster. For example, the Western Pond Turtle is referred to as Actinemys, Emys, or Clammy, depending on the scientist you are communicating with. The Sonoran Desert Toad has shifted names three times in the last...

I'd encourage checking with the people concerned before I entered any reservation lands for herping (collecting or not) & suggest caution even on well-recognized state or federal roads passing through a reservation. I have not been stopped on a reserve and as mentioned above I was reiterating infor...

Ringed Wall Gecko? Wha...whaa... What happened to its orginal name White-spotted Wall Gecko?? Does anyone know how, Tarentola annularis went from being called the White-spotted Wall Gecko to now being labeled the Ringed Wall Gecko? Is there any logic behind the name change? Most people easily recog...

About Tarentola annularis does anyone know how, it went from being called the White-spotted Wall Gecko to now being labeled the Ringed Wall Gecko? Is there any logic behind the name change? Most people easily recognized the four-white spots on its back, but a ring or rings? Am I missing something or...

"No vertebrate animal completes its life cycle or has its entire home range on asphalt. A reasonable person will usually concede the animal lives on the land beside the road." This is true, but many animals do take their last breath on asphalt, so IMO they are better off collected than roadkill. Per...

This question has been brought up on other forums, many years ago. Its a good question that i don't have the legal response for, so as you, I'll be watching the thread for a legal response. However on old forums, I recall someone stating that, if its not an indian road, meaning its a popular-public ...

Frog calls together with pictures... incredibly cool. I feel i'm looking at the future of frog posts, including sound.

That was a post that i'm glade I didnt pass-by, great shots of some interesting creatures

That post was AWESOME!!

Pretty much everyone has changed to Lampropeltis caliorniae.

I was there Labor Day Weekend and checkout the hill, but didnt see any NAFHA or HERP signs. I did see a collection of reptiles, but the people there were volunteers for BLM. Is NAFHA sharing the responsibility with BLM?

I looked for the booth when i was there, but did find it. Where abouts is it?

"So now that night temps are dropping..." ...They are probably better than ever, well perhaps not that good, but with the recent rains, I'm wishing I was out there right now. Any night with temp above 70 F and without a bright moon should be great, especially since there is so much moisture still li...

I'm pretty sure i accidentally came across this population last month. However, before i heard about this iNaturalist report, I thought they were Orange-throated Whiptails adapting to an urban environment. Now, i'm thinking i need to head back for a second look, perhaps they were not Orange-throats ...

Interesting paper about Christmas Tree hitch-hikers and I'm surprise to have had a related encountered, which happened at La Habra, CA, over 20 years ago.

I'm going with Tarentola annularis

Great stuff, very impressive photos