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Gordon C. Snelling

A couple from Arizona

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I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the last two weeks of August in the Chiricahuas. Although I was there primarily to instruct at a class at the station I did see a few herps.

We saw a huge number of these guys patrolling the area.
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A sad first for me. It was still moving when we found it
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A sad victim of a flash flood, no amount of speed would have saved this one. We saw the flood the day before, it was quite incredible.
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These little guys were quite abundant this season.
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Short horned HL at the SWRS
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Juvenile Leopard lizard, down in the flat lands.
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Spiney lizard lurking
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Black tailed rattle snake at the station. Right next to my car.
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Someone disturbed his meal. Not me though. I was unable to stay around to watch him finish but finish it he did.
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This was a rather small snake, 2 feet max, but had a nice set of rattles.
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A different snake from a separate locality but not much larger than the first one.
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Assorted toads

Just about the best shot I ever get of this species.
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The most photogenic of all toads
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Rainbow over the station.
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The Chiricahuas were the first Sky Island herping I did in AZ and this post definitely reminds me of it (I haven't been there in a couple years). Nice finds!
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That's all ya got?
hehe
Great to see the pics Gordon!
Great to meet you there as well!

(I have yet to see a Leopard Lizard in the wild!)
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reptilist wrote:That's all ya got?
hehe
Great to see the pics Gordon!
Great to meet you there as well!

(I have yet to see a Leopard Lizard in the wild!)
for me most of these species i haven't seen. i usually see banded geckoes, common sideblotchbes, mediterainian geckoes, and tree lizards nothing else exept once a week each visit to the state.that's why i've been trying to go durring the rainy season. :(
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Good stuff, Gordon. Huge bummer on the green rat!
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I do have a great one of you sitting at the table Rep. Mike I was totally bummed by the rat. It was overall though not a bad year. There were a surprising number of juvenile lizards.
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