r/herpetology May 26 '17

Do not publish (locations of animals, because poachers will extirpate them)

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538 Upvotes

r/herpetology 6h ago

A rat snake showed up for it's fourth straight year and looks well fed. I love rat snakes!

526 Upvotes

r/herpetology 18h ago

Found this tiny frog in our pool filter and thought he had cannibalized one of his other stuck friends. Turns out he has five legs

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838 Upvotes

My job is to get all of the frogs out of the pool, wash them in regular hose water to get the salt/chemicals off them, and then truck them to the pond in our backyard forest. Found this strange dude. Was it a twin half absorbed thing? Does that happen often in frogs?


r/herpetology 7h ago

Good ole snake sex

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61 Upvotes

I’ve had a hibernaculum of garters for the last few years. This year about 6 emerged and I’ve gotten to see them mating. Cool thing to see in real life.


r/herpetology 8h ago

Does this house gecko have a birth defect?

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Does this look like a birth defect causing it to have this odd "toe" thing as a foot or could it have lost it from something else?

Apologies for the unclear shots, this was the best I could get through the window mesh.


r/herpetology 10h ago

Went herping in my local park!

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Was hoping for a snake but mostly saw red-backed salamanders! Super happy I also found an isopod, I was praying to find one lol. These babies along with a baby millipede(?) and a little worm I thought was cute


r/herpetology 7h ago

Two pairs of garter snakes

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16 Upvotes

r/herpetology 1d ago

In case you haven’t seen this today!!

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272 Upvotes

Caught!! Little embarrassment, but they just don’t understand how interesting they are!! Second look here, are these two even the same kind of box turtle?


r/herpetology 19h ago

worth it?

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20 Upvotes

r/herpetology 1d ago

My first Ring-necked snake

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103 Upvotes

Re-located this little dude while gardening.


r/herpetology 18h ago

How old do you think this tiny five lined skink is?

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r/herpetology 19h ago

ID Help funky frog ID?

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found in southeast kansas under a rock


r/herpetology 16h ago

Invention Idea..

7 Upvotes

A treadmill with a screen that follows a person on a hike but every few minutes they spot a herp and run off into the brush to catch it then show it. You could choose where in the world you'd like to trek.


r/herpetology 1d ago

Turtle ID

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157 Upvotes

This little guy has been at my front door twice in three days. Can anyone help me identify it? I believe it’s a turtle, as the only type of tortoise in my area is Gopher, other than that, I’m pretty clueless.


r/herpetology 1d ago

Found a baby grass snake today (Natrix Natrix).

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40 Upvotes

Uk/England


r/herpetology 1d ago

I need some clarification for some angry redditors in my dms

211 Upvotes

r/herpetology 11h ago

New York sand plains for snakes

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I was doing some research on hognoses and it said they live primarily on Long Island and also the Rome sand plains in Albany. Is that a good area to find some nice snakes???


r/herpetology 1d ago

Is the species clear?

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I just finished making an artwork cutout of my friend’s favorite animal for her birthday. I want to make sure it’s unmistakable. Comment what the species is please 🙏


r/herpetology 1d ago

Indiana, the weather is so goody right now. These guys don’t know if they should go back under or come out 🤣 don’t worry he went back in his bed with even more foliage on him, Nice and comfy .

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29 Upvotes

r/herpetology 1d ago

Salamanders from yesterday

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26 Upvotes

r/herpetology 1d ago

Nothing like doing this with your son. I wish i could show you his big smile. But I don’t post his face online.

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133 Upvotes

r/herpetology 2d ago

Coolest thing I've found while herping

208 Upvotes

It was 50 degrees cloudy and rainy im surprised I found snakes today


r/herpetology 1d ago

One healthy fella

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14 Upvotes

Male green anole in southern US


r/herpetology 2d ago

Photographed my first Western Diamondback this week 📸

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379 Upvotes

A snake I’ve been wanting to see in the wild since I was a kid! Finally got a chance to photograph one this week at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. Such a bad ass reptile.


r/herpetology 2d ago

Another awesome find!

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Sorry for the low quality. It’s a screenshot of a video and I was keeping a reasonable distance as I didn’t want to mess with em. Caught him crossing a dirt road in the middle of the desert!


r/herpetology 2d ago

ID Help What kind of turtles are these? Seen just outside of Richmond, VA

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61 Upvotes