Susan's tongue is impressive.

Amphibians are the most endangered class of vertebrates, yet only recieve 3% of conservation funds. This is the end result.

Panther chameleon

Green tree python

Finally some good news. It'll be interesting to see how this affects the US. www.iisd.org/articles/dee...

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Well, I wasn't sucked off in the rapture today. Maybe next time.

All salamanders have teeth, but none so menacing as the arboreal salamander of coastal California. Not my photo.

It must be nice to have a pillow built into your head.

I found several large eastern dobsonfly larvae. This made my day.

I found another garter in shed during a site visit.

A garter in shed I found during a rattlesnake survey.

I'm dipping my toes in photography. It's a steep learning curve to say the least. This girl is from a timber rattlesnake survey I did last week.

Bipalium adventitium, a type of land planarian I found under a board. It's not native to the US, but I don't think anyone has studied it enough to determine if it's invasive. It stalks and eats invasive earthworms by stabbing them with its everted pharynx.

You have one week left to leave a comment with the Federal Register regarding trump's proposed changes to the definition of "take" under the ESA. Currently, destroying a species' habitat is regarded as harming said species. Under the new definition, destroying habitat will no longer qualify as take.