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Ciempiés Gigante Caribeño (Scolopendra alternans)

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lovelymantid

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Agosto 31, 2020 a las 01:31 PM PDT

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Found indoors, in the bathroom of a first floor apartment. Very large specimen.

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bushboy

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Enero 4, 2016

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As brave as he was cute


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hydrophilus

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Enero 2020

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Thailand (Google, OSM)

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Found in a cave.

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cypseloides

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Marzo 2018

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Culebra Nariz de Pala del Noroeste (Sonora occipitalis)

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Abril 23, 2022 a las 03:03 PM PDT

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Lagartija Cornuda de Roca (Phrynosoma ditmarsi)

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zuritaaivan

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Agosto 13, 2020 a las 10:21 AM CDT

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Junio 2022

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cavemander17

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Noviembre 2018

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Photographed under authorization of USFWS

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coreyjlange

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Septiembre 7, 2021 a las 09:57 PM PDT

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mateo_martin

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Agosto 30, 2022

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pbertner

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Diciembre 20, 2019 a las 12:16 PM PST

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Presumably a parasitic plant since no leaves were observed and no plants nearby.

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Falsa Coralillo del Centro (Lampropeltis mexicana)

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Junio 13, 2008 a las 01:06 PM UTC

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Ardilla de Tierra de Mojave (Xerospermophilus mohavensis)

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pkelly2021

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Junio 2019

Descripción

Say Hello to 'Bubba.' This magnificent, adult, male Mohave ground squirrel (MGS; Xerospermophilus mohavensis) was captured and released near Coso Junction, California, on June 6, 2019. It was a bit late in the year to capture an adult MGS, especially one so obviously well fed, above ground. That is because this species not only hibernates through the winter months, but it estivates through the hottest months of the summer; they hibernate or estivate for ~7 months of the year. Sadly, because of the pandemic, I could not return to my field site in 2020 and it does not look very promising either for 2021.

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helloimmax

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Mayo 2022

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Found this lil one which I have never seen a color morph like this for a Mud snake. I determined it to be one based off the visual/physical features such as the “tail spine”, pattern, head/eye shape, as well as a divided anal plate.

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Salamandra Negra (Aneides flavipunctatus)

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isaac_krone

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Marzo 12, 2022 a las 04:08 PM PST

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Juvenile Aneides flavipunctatus with no dark pigments, found with UC Berkeley Herpetology course.

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Agosto 21, 2018 a las 03:06 PM PDT

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Trifecta!! Competing in tug-o-war with a common garter snake for adult female cascades frog prey. Amazing rare observation!
Published observation in Herpetological Review as a note:
Garwood, J., and N. Garwood. 2020. Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi (Valley Garter Snake) and Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus (Oregon Aquatic Garter Snake). Foraging Competition. Herpetological Review 51:881-881.

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Junio 20, 2019 a las 03:09 AM +0430

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Cascabeles (Género Crotalus)

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colanegra

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Agosto 2013

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Pretty sure this is a hybrid rattlesnake. I believe it is between Crotalus ornatus and Crotalus viridis as both occur in the area and this snake displays characteristics of both.

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mbartick

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Mayo 8, 2020 a las 09:07 AM AWST

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ehbidault

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Abril 13, 2010 a las 09:48 AM HST

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Culebra de Collar de Monterrey (Diadophis punctatus ssp. vandenburgii)

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alice_abela

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Julio 2010

Descripción

Ringneck snake from Santa Barbara County, California.

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Alacrán Amarillo del Desierto (Hadrurus arizonensis)

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jonwoods

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Septiembre 11, 2021 a las 10:27 PM PDT

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the_kaleu

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Septiembre 25, 2021 a las 10:50 PM PDT

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I'm fairly certain that this scorpion is Smeringurus aridus. In appearance, this particular example was noticeably large, being by my approximation slightly larger than most adult male mesaensis I've encountered. When I first discovered this individual, it was extending its pedipalps from a shallow burrow. I carefully excavated the surrounding area and gently removed the scorpion from its burrow to examine in more detail.

The weak scalloping of the fingers very closely resembled illustrations depicting S aridus. There appear to be 26 denticles in the sixth row of the fixed finger. I placed plastic wrap over the scorpion and took the included picture of its genital papillae. It's not quite as pronounced as I would have thought, but appears almost identical to the papillae of the Smeringurus vachoni immanis that I came across later in the night, and have also included a picture of. Although not particularly relevant, I also included a single image of the genital operculum of a Smeringurus mesaensis male just for comparison's sake. If you are not certain which one is which, I watermarked the lower left corner of those images with the species name being depicted.

I was feeling fairly fancy that night and decided to bust out my new-fangled mobile photo studio. If you knew what it was actually made of you'd probably have a good laugh at how ridiculous it is, but it was such a pain in the ass to set up that I took a lot of pictures to offset the effort. I hope you'll excuse me for it, lol. This was the only adult male I found that night, so that is why it received special treatment in particular. Now that I have reviewed the pictures produced from my mobile "photo studio" ($4 home depot drop cloth) and I'm happy with the results, I will now keep it set up in my trunk for future use.

I ended up in this particular area after being swarmed by some kind of cicada-like insect at the original spot. I'm obviously not afraid of bugs, but spending half an hour with hundreds of tiny insects constantly crawling all over my skin took its toll on me, not to mention I couldn't even take any photos because the scorpions were chased off by the horde constantly flying into them. I drove around for a while and took a wrong turn and got lost. I eventually ended up in this location where the aridus was found. I can confirm the location is accurate because because I had used GPS to pin where I parked my Jeep. An interesting fact about this locale in particular is that a majority of the surrounding hills are largely featureless and devoid of vegetation. There are little to no rocks or debris for the scorpions to hide amongst, and so the hillside was littered with active burrows. The soil was very soft, which likely accounted for the high density of these burrows. The visibility was amazing, and I found an absolute treasure-trove of other Smeringurus aridus of different sexes and instars, as well as a few Serradigitus joshuaensis hiding in the cracks and pits in the hillside. It is worth noting that although the initial trail which leads into Smoke Tree Wash can be driven on normally, it quickly becomes a very deeply sandy trail which is traversable only by a 4WD vehicle. It is however relatively close to the trailhead, so I imagine those of us without 4x4 could easily walk to this location. It would have added to the mystique if I had found aridus somewhere deep in the wilderness, but I think it's better this way, don't you think? If you're looking for aridus and found any of the info here to be useful, please leave a comment on this post, I would really appreciate it!

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Alacranes de la Corteza (Género Centruroides)

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therealjuan

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Septiembre 12, 2021 a las 08:22 PM PDT

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Lagarto Escorpión de Alta California (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. multicarinata)

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catullus

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Mayo 2020

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preying on a western fence lizard?

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Falsa Coralillo del Noroeste (Lampropeltis californiae)

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xanderzee

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Junio 4, 2008 a las 12:27 AM PDT

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Gecko Bandeado de California (Coleonyx variegatus ssp. variegatus)

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xanderzee

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Marzo 8, 2008 a las 02:19 PM PST

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kylegunther

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Abril 15, 2017 a las 06:39 PM PDT

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emilychebul

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Octubre 20, 2018 a las 08:06 PM PDT

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docder

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Septiembre 21, 2019 a las 08:44 PM PDT

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Marzo 16, 2019 a las 08:29 PM PDT

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kylegunther

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Enero 21, 2017 a las 01:02 AM PST

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Near the Zzyzx Desert Studies Center at the base of some hills/small mountains.

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Cachoras (Género Gambelia)

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jqrichmond

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Mayo 2013

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This is a hybrid - G. sila X G. wislizenii, confirmed by genetic data.

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uncle_iroh

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Marzo 13, 2021 a las 11:36 AM MST

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~11mm

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pgeorgakakos

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Junio 2, 2017 a las 12:57 AM UTC

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Lagartija Sin Patas Norteña (Anniella pulchra)

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jtomoleoni

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Abril 2014

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katie255

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Mayo 2021

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sirhikesalot

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Marzo 19, 2021 a las 02:49 PM PDT

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Culebra Nocturna de Baja California (Hypsiglena slevini)

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ivbiol

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Noviembre 7, 2017 a las 06:30 PM +07

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Culebra de Collar del Pacifico (Diadophis punctatus ssp. amabilis)

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azon_johnson

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Marzo 3, 2021 a las 01:32 PM UTC

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A beautiful and tiny ring neck snake with a orange belly and orange ringed neck

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cedric_lee

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Enero 30, 2021

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cedric_lee

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Enero 30, 2021

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braunj

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Julio 20, 2020 a las 02:14 PM CDT

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Falsa Coralillo del Noroeste (Lampropeltis californiae)

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Marzo 2010

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ectothermist

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Febrero 21, 2021 a las 05:12 PM PST

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Sapo de Espuelas Occidental (Spea hammondii)

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naturenate

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Mayo 2020

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Salamandra Lombriz Común (Oedipina uniformis)

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hemispingus

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Marzo 18, 2009 a las 08:15 PM MDT

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karthik_83

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Noviembre 16, 2017 a las 07:44 PM IST

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You typically don't see Boiga sp on the ground, especially in water. But here's one feeding on a large frog, at times even submerged in flowing shallow water.

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trickman

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Mayo 10, 2015 a las 12:58 PM PDT

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Tritón de la Sierra (Taricha sierrae)

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sourcefilter

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Julio 28, 2012 a las 05:27 PM HST

Descripción

Seen in Lost Soldier's Cave – visiting w/ So. Cal. Grotto, National Speliological Soc.

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Camaleón del Noroeste (Phrynosoma blainvillii)

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Mayo 2007

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ivanparr

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Diciembre 24, 2020 a las 07:33 PM PST

Descripción

No y on 5th metastomal.

Photographed on white and released.

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Rana de Patas Rojas (Rana draytonii)

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bmoribio

Fecha

Octubre 2002

Descripción

Nature's curveball. Young-of-year in shallow pool with abundant cress. One other normal pigmented CRLF of same size class also present. Species is well documented in the watershed. For a split second, I thought I was in the tropics ;-)

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Falsa Coralillo Real de Bandas Grises (Lampropeltis alterna)

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Julio 1998

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Privado

Descripción

Pecos county, Texas
Month / Year Accurate; Date Estimated

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Falsa Coralillo Real de Bandas Grises (Lampropeltis alterna)

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gtsalmon

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Junio 1994

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AOR large adult male (black phase alterna morph) on Hwy 118 at the north cut of the Christmas Mountains. GTS 55.

This specimen had only one red scale in the nuchal blotch and a few white flecks, otherwise was completely black. The image is a scan from a printed 35 mm image.

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Serpiente Rey de Montaña (Lampropeltis multifasciata)

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gottscho

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Abril 2010

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Pulpo Gigante del Pacífico (Enteroctopus dofleini)

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Septiembre 26, 2014 a las 03:11 PM PDT

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finatic

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Octubre 3, 2020 a las 07:48 PM PDT

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Dixieland (Google, OSM)

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Falsa Coralillo Real de California (Lampropeltis zonata)

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Falsa Coralillo Real de California (Lampropeltis zonata)

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wanderant

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Junio 2020

Descripción

My second encounter with an axanthic morph (lacking of any red/yellow pigmentation). This snake could easily be mistaken for the very similar L. getula, but when taking a closer look you will notice the black face/black nostril of this snake, something unique to L. zonata, whereas L. getula has a white face/white nostril. Spotted this snake not even 5ft off trail. Made for quite the easy handle, after only a few seconds of trying to slither away the snake got quite relaxed, laying still for minutes, allowing me to handle it for about 15 minutes in total before putting it back onto the granite boulder in which it was found. I’d say this was quite the healthy adult. About 2 1/2 to 3 ft in length, and seeming to have recently shed (the dorsal and ventral scales of the snake glistened dramatically in direct sunlight). So blessed to have come across yet another one of these more uncommon morphs for the species here in the Sierra.

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Abril 2015

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This was a snake I wanted to see more than any other in southwest Oregon. I was blown away by how beautiful it was.

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cuervonm

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Julio 2, 2020 a las 09:40 PM PDT

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Boa Enana de California (Charina umbratica)

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Abril 2001

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All found together

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scorphunter

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Marzo 12, 2017 a las 08:50 PM PDT

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mbartick

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Febrero 27, 2019 a las 08:40 AM AWST

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Camaleón del Noroeste (Phrynosoma blainvillii)

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jprbelli

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Agosto 2018

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naturenate

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Septiembre 14, 2020 a las 10:24 PM PDT

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Alacrán de Baja California (Paravaejovis confusus)

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naturenate

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Septiembre 14, 2020 a las 09:50 PM PDT

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blackwarbler

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Septiembre 5, 2020 a las 10:11 PM PDT

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Salamandra Siberiana (Salamandrella keyserlingii)

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Junio 21, 2019 a las 07:32 AM +13

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Boa Enana (Charina bottae)

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happycow

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Junio 25, 2020 a las 06:45 PM PDT

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Falsa Coralillo Real de California (Lampropeltis zonata)

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cjs041

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Mayo 2020

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djhouse

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Agosto 11, 2018 a las 08:51 AM PDT

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Not confident on species. Found inside a house.

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jeremy03

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Agosto 5, 2020 a las 07:57 PM MDT

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Alacranes Amarillos (Familia Hadruridae)

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Abril 15, 2018 a las 11:00 PM PDT

Descripción

Video: https://youtu.be/EejEnIU9bHI

Territorial fighting? Mating attempt? Not sure.

These were quite large. Possibly Hadrurus anzaborrego or Hadrurus arizonenris. First 2 photos under UV flashlight, third under white light. Found in campsite in Borrego Palm Canyon campground.

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mikaelromich

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Agosto 2, 2020 a las 09:52 PM PDT

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pwhyder

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Agosto 1, 2020 a las 10:56 PM PDT

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Alacranes Amarillos (Familia Hadruridae)

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fowlivia

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Julio 17, 2020 a las 10:13 PM PDT

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gaswift

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Julio 24, 2020 a las 11:05 AM PDT

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tysonvenom

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Mayo 2016

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Privado

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mikaelromich

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Julio 11, 2020 a las 08:57 PM PDT

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juanda037

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Marzo 10, 2017 a las 09:52 AM -05

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juanda037

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Marzo 10, 2017 a las 08:15 AM -05

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Extremly dense population.

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Alacrán de Baja California (Paravaejovis confusus)

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newsom

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Junio 16, 2020 a las 08:26 AM PDT

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serpophaga

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Abril 16, 2016 a las 12:16 PM PDT

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Bat detritus in old barn

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jmtobin6975

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Junio 3, 2020 a las 11:56 AM PDT

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docprt

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Enero 4, 2014 a las 09:30 AM PST

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justinaceae

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Junio 30, 2020 a las 02:34 PM PDT

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spillane

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Julio 1, 2020 a las 11:11 PM PDT

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Mayo 25, 2014

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Don't know what kind of scorpion it was.

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bartwursten

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Abril 4, 2016 a las 08:17 AM CEST

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Falsa Coralillo Real de Bandas Grises (Lampropeltis alterna)

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troyhibbitts

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Julio 2017

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Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Likely a hybrid with Lampropeltis triangulum celaenops ... tissues will be submitted for genetic analyses

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naturenate

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Junio 21, 2019 a las 09:38 PM PDT

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naturenate

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Mayo 25, 2020 a las 09:57 PM PDT

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brandonh1

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Octubre 11, 2014 a las 03:10 PM EDT

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brandonh1

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Octubre 11, 2014 a las 03:09 PM EDT

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naturenate

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Mayo 23, 2020 a las 08:58 PM PDT

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Lagartija Espinosa de Pastizal (Sceloporus graciosus)

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natureali

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Agosto 11, 2005 a las 04:43 PM PDT