Maybe not ID-able from the picture unfortunately, but I'm sure of what they were so please don't give a lower ID :). They were so cool though omg! They climbed the tree so fast, I was just left watching in awe before I thought to grab my phone. I’ve never seen a snake climb that fast and elegantly. Added a circle to the first picture to aid in at least seeing the snake, even if nobody feels comfortable to give a corroborating ID.
TL:403mm
weight:220g
sex:female
Depth of capture:150m
Black and white spotted amphibian-like animal with legs found in a pond. Unsure if alive or dead.
Found in a leafpack with head exposed while surveying site for mud turtles. Could hardly believe my eyes, not sure how many records we have from up here.
This roughly 20-22inch long specimen was by far the biggest alligator lizard I’ve ever seen
Pair of House Wrens nesting deep in the throat of a Pterodactly sculpture.
About 3/4 inch long, it was found at the bottom of an outdoor stairwell where I had the "bug lights" set up. I moved it up to the bushes by the pond.
This subject was found during a spotlighting adventure. Initially, the snake was suspected to be an introduced.
Flower Pot Blind Snake R. braminus due to its small size and dark colouration, however a ranger on the island reviewed the images and video and he remarked that he was sure it was R exocoeti remarking it was still larger than the introduced R.braminus and a paler coloration overall. .
I look forward to further comments and discussion on this individual.
Elevation 14 feet. Young shoots sprouting up in tidal marsh.
Collected as part of an official research survey for this species. This individual had been initially tagged and stocked into Allegheny Reservoir 5 years prior, and at some point went over the reservoir's dam and swam back up into this nearby tributary of the Allegheny River.
Observation is for the salamander on the right in first frame. All three individuals were pulled about 20 feet away from eachother.
Wondering what these white masses are along my woodland trail in Penn Forest, PA
West slope Temblor Range. I have not found any range maps that include the Temblors in the range of Ensatina (?).
https://californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/e.e.eschscholtzii.html
https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=1439&inline=1
Update: whereas no range maps include the Temblor Range, including the Stebbins, Wake, and others work on ring species, not surprisingly Dr. Sam Sweet has collected an Ensatina from this area, http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ccber/herps?id=urn-catalog-ccber-herps-31720
Vernal pools off Nobel and the 805, egg masses, could be Baja CA Tree Frog or Spadefoot? I saw a Baja. Friends told me Spadefoots are calling at night.
South central Eastland county. Photo by a friend on deer lease.
Around 5pm today in the middle of the road. Large 3ft or more snake. Hisisng, loud, almost like a rattle noise. But no tail rattle. Defensive while I kept distance. Aggressive. Never took its eyes off me. Opened mouth often. No teeth. Black eyes. Black tongue. Large center. Moments prior a large barred owl flew past my windshield and watched me as I approached snake. An epic moment in my day. I was going to pick up my son who was with a native medicine woman.
We observed the snake at the base of a Manzanita before it proceeded to go full arboreal and climbed 12 feet or so off of the ground. very interesting behavior...
Photo by JGarza
Alamo Hueco Mountains, Hidalgo county, New Mexico County record - TNHC 95461
He was safely released out of the newt boot after this picture was taken