So, please share what - to you - is your most significant find of this year so far. Significant does not necessarily mean best or most beautiful or most desirable. I.e., it need not be a Rosy Boa or a San Francisco Gartersnake. Just today I found some plain ol' Southern California toads breeding in a small pool of run-off water near our house where no breeding has taken place for at least 3 years (in the pool, not the house
). To me (though not necessarily Nicholas, we'll find out tomorrow, I guess), that was significant, in some way more significant than our lifer Lyre Snake we found earlier this month under AC in area where they are fairly common. Here's one of the mating pairs in amplexus:
026 by robertohess, on FlickrNotice that there are already large tadpoles, as well. At least in my experience, this is very early in the year. Must be the unusually warm January and February we have had.
Habitat:
024 by robertohess, on FlickrOK, so you guys are next. You could just post pictures, but it would be great to hear a bit of the story behind the pictures, too.
Thanks.
Robert
Check out the tongue especially !
However, this month I finally saw a stupid, common lizard that had eluded my attention for decades. In fact, without the Database, I would still be ignoring it. Well, to make a long story long, I finally saw this Black-tailed Brush lizard while i was photographing utas and spinys. Yay!
), he gets the credit for finding and photo'ing that crazy ruber. You're having a great year so far Ryan!
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Anyhoo... Macro practice 
While this year is warmer than usual, this is probably more true for coastal areas where Santa Anas warm the air. Plus nighttime temps are mostly still in the low 40's low in the high desert, which should keep snakes underground or at least under rocks where they are not readily seen.