Here's a Nakon Si Thammarat Caecilian (Ichthyophis supachaii), observed in a shallow rivulet near a forest trail in peninsular Thailand, 2023. Caecilians are amphibians, & generally live underground, although there are some completely aquatic species. #herps #caecilians #NaturePhotography 🌿

This little Leucostethus brachistriatus was the other poison frog species I was able to see this month. Another pretty cool lifer to add to my lifelist! #herps 🐸

The Banded Sand Snake was my 70th snake species and I got this amazing piece from @honeyllemon.bsky.social to celebrate this very big milestone! I’m ending 2025 with 75 species of snake in my lifelist and here’s hoping I find many more next year too!

Got to see Flamingos for the first time in the wild this week! This was a trip I've wanted to do for a few years and finally got the chance to go see them at one of the protected areas they exist at in northern Colombia! Such a gorgeous species! Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) #birds 🪶

Hope everyone who celebrates had/is having a nice Christmas!

A cute Grass Anole (Anolis auratus) I found last week just chilling on a branch near the beach in northern Colombia! #herps 🦎

A cute Anton’s Anole (Anolis antonii) found on a leaf one night. Fairly common lizard in some areas of Valle del Cauca, very pretty! #herps 🦎

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Meet Strabomantis ruizi, an endangered species of frog endemic to a few locales in Colombia. They are extremely susceptible to habitat loss, mainly using primary and sometimes secondary forests. This individual was found in a wildlife corridor, so cool! Means they are actively using it! #herps 🐸

Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.

A good looking Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) I found in a small forest opening while hiking today! #birds 🪶

A couple of Cat-eyed Snakes (Leptodeira ornata) found on the crawl while hiking at night! This is quite the emblematic genus in Latin America, fairly common but extremely cool! #herps 🐍

Lifer Cauca Poison Frog (Andinobates bombetes)! A species endemic to Colombia! This frog relies pretty heavily in the microhabitat provided by bromeliads. Because of the specificity of their habitat they are very threatened by habitat loss and also by the illegal pet trade. #herps 🐸

In Colombia until January visiting family!

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild: Prairie Kingsnake Cotton-top Tamarin Streamside Salamander Ringtail Yellow-striped Poison Dart Frog

A couple more late November snakes in Tennessee! It was super warm last week for late November, being consistently 60+°F, so that definitely helped some snake activity. These are probably my last snakes of the year though, but what a great year it was. #herps 🐍 1) Cottonmouth 2) DeKay's Brownsnake

Just watched Zootopia 2 and as a herpetologist I really felt represented in that movie. Don't want to spoil much, but I really enjoyed it.

Some more Salamander migration action from this weekend! Please watch out for amphibians while driving during rainstorms, especially in back roads. #herps Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) on the left. Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum) on the right.

We had a warm AND sunny day today in Middle Tennessee after a week of rains and this Black Racer took the opportunity to come out and bask for a little bit! #herps 🐍

Spotted Salamander from a light rain tonight! It's that time of the year again! #herps

Back in Tennessee, and back to the usual. Here's a baby Cottonmouth I found today thanks to the higher than usual temperatures! #herps 🐍

Left Arizona yesterday, it was a good run. I will be back someday.

Lifer Lowland Leopard Frog from a hike today! One of the many protected Ranid species in Arizona. I wish I had spent more time looking for amphibians in AZ, as my time here is coming to an end soon, but I'm really happy to add another species to my life list before heading back east. #herps 🐸

My lifer Ground Snake found on the crawl last week! This is such an absolute beauty and was one of the species I really wanted to see out west. #herps 🐍

My lifer Western Patch-nosed Snake I found earlier this week at work while hiking back to camp! This guy was out enjoying the late afternoon sun and I was thrilled to see them, as it’s a species I didn’t think I would find at all!! #herps 🐍

I've heard Great Horned Owls frequently while camping in the last month or two but I've never seen any until this weekend. This is the first one I'm able to photograph! What a beautiful animal! #birds 🪶

Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans) We finished the work week early and I decided to give snake night cruising one last go before calling it for the rest of the year. The temps were promising yet nothing was crossing but on my last pass I saw this awesome snake!! Another amazing lifer for me! #herps 🐍

It took a minute but I finally found my lifer Gopher Snake!! For as common as this species is, this was a tough species to find for me lol #herps 🐍

Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)

The other lifer I managed to find this past weekend was this beautiful Tiger Rattlesnake chilling in a rock crevice! This was one of my targets for the day and one of my top targets in Arizona! #herps 🐍

LIFER BANDED SAND SNAKE, LET'S GOOOO. Very special find for me. When I moved to Arizona, my goal was to try to get my snake species lifelist up to 70 before going back to Tennessee in November. It got close, but I finally clutched my 70th snake species last night! #herps 🐍

Scenic phone picture I took of a Sonoran Desert Tortoise last week at sunset! #herps 🐢

I need a break so bad, I wish I could just sit down and relax for a week.

A couple of Sonoran Desert Tortoises I found while hiking a new location! Very stocked to find a couple of healthy adults during the same day! #herps 🐢

Finally found my first Sidewinder in Arizona last week! This has to be one of my favorite species in general, they are just so unique in how they look and how the move. #herps 🐍

Lifer California Kingsnake I found on a desert road the other night!!!! This was not in my bingo card, I saw this snake from the car and immediately knew what it was and I was soooo excited!!! What a beautiful species!! #herps 🐍

A tiny Desert Tortoise I found crossing a road! This is genuinely one of the coolest animals I’ve road cruised so far out west, it’s pretty tough to come across Tortoises this size class. So adorable! #herps 🐢

lets go take pictures! [ #art #furryart #furry #moth #owedart #patreonreward ]

A very angry Mojave Rattlesnake I found the other night. This particular night I found some chill rattlers and some angry ones, it was interesting to see their different personalities and was a good test for me to read their behavior. I moved them safely across the road as always! #herps 🐍

Here's a little Western Terrestrial Garter Snake I found near a creek a couple of weeks ago! #herps 🐍

A stunning Black-tailed Rattlesnake I found on the road last week. This species is quickly becoming one of my favorites in Arizona, they are gorgeous! #herps 🐍

Took a while but here's my first road cruised Western Diamondback Rattlesnake! They were really big, one of the biggest rattlers I've seen, definitely an impressive animal. They were also such a sweetheart, never rattled or struck and I moved them off the road after some quick pictures! #herps 🐍

Just in time for #mammalmondays

I got extremely lucky this week and found my lifer Ringtail in the deserts of Arizona!! What a cute little creature, this is an encounter that I will never forget. #mammals

A gorgeous Black-tailed Rattlesnake found on the road! Road cruising has been fairly slow but sometimes, you find gems like this one. Such crazy vibrant colors on this individual! #herps 🐍

A few Speckled Rattlesnakes found during some work surveys during the past few weeks. Pretty cool to be crossing paths with this beautiful species so frequently. #herps 🐍

Absolutely incredible find from this week! A Gila Monster spotted by one of my coworkers at work. A species I really wanted to see yet I didn't think I would. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me, so this is the best picture I got, but still, what a moment to be alive! #herps 🦎

Here's my lifer Greater Short-horned Lizard I found crossing a trail yesterday morning! This one was definitely not on my bingo card. They aren't uncommon per se but I didn't realize they could be found where I was at, so I was really happy with this encounter! #herps 🦎

Maybe going to hike while feeling a bit sick wasn't the greatest idea lol although I found some cool stuff, I'll post it tomorrow!

Here's my lifer Couch's Spadefoot I road cruised last week in an otherwise very slow night. Definitely my top amphibian target while out here in Arizona and genuinely didn't expect to find one when it hadn't really rained much. #herps 🐸