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Northern Water Snake Youngster Northern Water Snake Youngster Northern Water Snake Skin Pattern Hiking in the ravine, up to Taughannock Falls, near Cayuga Lake, NY- we were surprised by the yell of “SNAKE!” Just as surprised to see in the running ice cold waters of the river, a 1 year old or so Norther Water Snake...

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The Flattened but Prehensile Tail Relaxing on Tree Trunk Top of Head can be Beautifully Colored Depending on Light and Emotion Full Body View on Tree Uroplatus fimbriatus Skin Uplcose It Turned to Check out the Camera Lens The Lateral Body Fringe The Amazing Foot The Amazing Tail This is a Big Gecko Species EYE SEE YOU A Fork...

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Mystery 13 Northern Racer Eating Eastern Garter Snake Northern Racer Eating Eastern Garter Snake Northern Racer Fans, Friends- Any guesses?   Hint, some might have thought spaghetti would have been easier. Mystery 13, what the heck was that?? Okay, I guess this was lucky 13 or something like that.  I have a new mystery photo...

categories: REPTILES, Snakes
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NG Sneaking Into Event Little Girl With Corn Snake Corn Snake E. Hognose Combo Corn Snake above, E. Hognose Snake Below, Shapes of Adaptation Eastern King Snake European Legless Lizard Blood Python Rainbow Boa My Daughter Celia, Hidden Behind a Clown Nose, Teaching a Young Man About Snakes Black and White Tegu Lizard Pure Wonder Blue...

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The Brown Vine Snake In Costa Rica there are two pointy snouted Vine Snakes you may come across.  One is mostly green and very cryptic on open foilage, Oxybelis fulgida.  This beauty however is the Brown Vine Snake, Oxybelis aeneus which is nearly invisible on the brown branches of so many vines in the jungle.   Finding this...

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Female Eastern Hognose with Eggs A First Breath Into Our World!! An Aberrant Baby E. Hognose Rest Before the Next Move Recently Layed Eggs, Embryos Can Be Seen Right Away Late Stage Eggs, Dark and Swollen, Days Away from Hatching I’ve been watching this species of snake in the wild for a long time (favorite all time snake...

categories: REPTILES, Snakes
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Parrot Snake! * Photo by Chuck Annicelli We were sitting at our table, the whole group, tired from the day and ready for our meal at this wonderful resort in the jungle.  Minutes after we sat down, someone had yelled “snake.”  By the time we got up  from the table to go take a look, it was gone- down a huge...

categories: REPTILES
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Jackson Tries to Tackle Large Mantis!! ARROW ABOVE WILL NOT WORK TO WATCH VIDEO PLEASE CLICK ON ARROW BELOW, then “WATCH ON YOUTUBE” Arrow is disabled.  Thank you!! Please Click On ARROW above then “Watch on YouTube” embedding is disabled on this video.  Thank you! I have to admit, in absolute truth,...

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Ameiva, Jungle Runner Ameiva leptophrys- most likely The Ameiva genus is wide spread from Mexico into South America.  From minute forms to lizards reaching up to a foot or more in length, they also come in a dazzling array of color patterns.  Some so emerald green on the dorsal surface, that it almost seems painted on the animal. ...

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Young Jackson Chameleon Young Jackson Chameleon, female Adult Male Jacko In the early 70′s, the details will never be fully known, a reptile collector released a group of imported Jackson’s Chameleons, Chamaeleo jacksonii xantholophus from Kenya, Africa- to the Islands of Hawaii.  Hawaii, with its lush plant life...

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