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Post by rockpickerforever on May 23, 2013 17:05:27 GMT -5
Ooh, didn't know that. Yes, a cash deal. Jean
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 9, 2013 16:03:16 GMT -5
Although we've had some reptiles posted in other threads lately, the REPTILE PHOTOS thread that Scott started has had no new additions in a while. Thought I'd grab the thread before it slipped away...
Here's a few pics of local snakes (San Diego area), taken some years ago.
Red Racer, aka red coachwhip (Coluber flagellum piceus), at Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego. As their common name suggests, these guys are fast! While not primarily a snake eater, they will eat other snakes, including rattlesnakes, if the opportunity presents itself.
For size reference, the wood post he's in front of is a railroad tie, approximately seven by nine inches, used to hold up the railing. I'd say he's a good four, four and a half feet long. They can get over 8 feet long!
The next two snakes were found on a rainy night, down near the Lower Otay reservoir in southern San Diego county.
This one's much smaller, a Ring-necked snake, Diadophis punctatus.
What they do with their tails as a defensive mechanism, attracting predator attention to their tail, away from their head.
The belly is a bright orange. (Sorry for poor photo quality, these are pics of less-than-perfect pics.)
This one is a Western Black-headed Snake (Tantilla planiceps) , body is a bit more brown.
Belly is more reddish, not orange.
Lastly, a Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae). This is not found in our area. This one was captive bred and born to a friend in AZ, it was given to us as a newborn.
That's all for now. Jean
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2013 18:02:03 GMT -5
awesome Jean!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Mar 10, 2017 13:36:15 GMT -5
Thread necromancy!!! Just wanted to keep all the reptiles in one basket, so to speak Besides, a lot of new people now that most likely have not seen this thread.
My sister's cat was playing with this in my dad's yard (San Diego) last week. At first, she thought it was a worm, but noticed it was not moving like an earthworm. So she took it away from the bewildered kitty, and put it in a container until I could get it from her. I might mention, she is not afraid of snakes, she has had a few of them as pets. How could she not, being my sister, lol. (I used to raise snakes.)
Brought it home and took a few pics -
San Diego Ring-necked Snake - Diadophis punctatus similis
Small guy, just a handful
Tried to, but could not get photo of him with his tongue out.
There is only one subspecies in this area, the San Diego Ring-necked snake, so assuming that is what this is.
Photos online on that flavor show them with more of a yellow belly, could be this one is more orange because it is a juvenile.
Set it down on the dymondia by the pond. It did not hurry, but was invisible within seconds!
New cat-free home, hope it is happy there!
Challenge time! Please share your reptile, amphibian, etc., photos!
ETA - Forgot to mention, it has been some time since I have seen one of these locally. Probably around the same time I saw a black-headed snake. Good to know they are still around, we haven't messed up the environment too much!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 14:33:47 GMT -5
Hi Jean
That is cool!! They eat slender salamanders so your thoughts are solid. Salamanders can't survive too much disturbance in the environment.
Hope is lives a long time!
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Post by Garage Rocker on Mar 10, 2017 16:30:48 GMT -5
My contribution:
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Post by panamark on Mar 10, 2017 19:06:18 GMT -5
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Post by panamark on Mar 10, 2017 19:10:35 GMT -5
another from Panama. One of my all-time favorite reptiles! A yellow-headed gecko (Gonatodes albogularis) all lit up. One beautiful lizard !! Love the blue eyes.
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Post by beefjello on Mar 10, 2017 19:55:32 GMT -5
Here's a Gila Monster Christa and I found in 2010 out near the Chimney beds four years later here's a desert tortoise we found near Alamo Lake
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Post by spiceman848 on Mar 10, 2017 21:07:49 GMT -5
A Ohio tree frog not much but the best I have right now. Mister Toad just waiting to get in.
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Post by nowyo on Mar 10, 2017 23:09:03 GMT -5
Heck, even I have a little reptile picture. Saw this guy back in May, I think?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2017 1:17:08 GMT -5
Here is a contribution from Panama. We had a visitor while painting the stairs here. I happened to look over at the bougainvillea. There was an odd "vine" on it, so I followed it down and it was attached to a head. We seem to have interrupted a Narrow Headed Vine Snake's meal of a gecko. The gecko gave a valiant fight (the legs and tail wrapped around the snake remind me of a Far Side Cartoon). But in the end he was dinner. The thinness of the snake (just over 1/4") and the length (about 5 feet) make this a very unique snake. You have to be careful what you grab here in Panama! Oxybelis aeneus from southern Arizona to the Amazon. A bizarre and widespread snake. I love them! Thanks for posting it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2017 1:19:10 GMT -5
another from Panama. One of my all-time favorite reptiles! A yellow-headed gecko (Gonatodes albogularis) all lit up. One beautiful lizard !! Love the blue eyes. The freeking hardest lizard to capture ever! Beautiful, intelligent, alert and fast. Another favorite! Thanks!!
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Post by panamark on Mar 11, 2017 16:08:02 GMT -5
The freeking hardest lizard to capture ever! Beautiful, intelligent, alert and fast. Another favorite! Thanks!! I can agree with that for sure Scott. This particular fellow I have named "Buster" because of his attitude. He waits by the steps and hunts insects. Darts away whenever I get too close. He is slowly getting more tame, allowing me to walk around him. The dang Roadside Hawks have cleaned out many of the reptiles around the house, but ole Buster is too clever and alert. And fast!! And I have seen a couple others of his species now, so he must be reproducing.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 11, 2017 18:23:59 GMT -5
Here are my contributions. I really like this picture. My sister had it printed on wood and has it hanging in her house. You guys seem to like hognose snakes, so here is one from my yard. We had a ball catching these little anoles in Florida. Baby turtle in the yard. My girl's not afraid of snakes. Bryan looks cold. Garter snake in the garden.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 11, 2017 19:45:17 GMT -5
That's a nightmare panamark. Totally cool snake. The few central American snakes I have ever seen are high metabolism and have fine eye sight or inferred or whatever sensory mechanism they have. Pursuing a lizard or a frog like several feet away. Formidable snakes.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 11, 2017 19:47:51 GMT -5
dang it. I caught a fat yellow spotted salamander a few days ago. It climbed out of the bucket before I could get a photo and let it go. I'll cheat and get one from images. Don't find them very often:
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 11, 2017 19:55:43 GMT -5
That's a cute little guy, Jim.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2017 20:05:37 GMT -5
Here are my contributions. I really like this picture. My sister had it printed on wood and has it hanging in her house. Me too! Very nice! I regret to inform, that is a house gecko. Night active and introduce from Asia. Still way fun to catch!! Nice show!!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 11, 2017 20:19:47 GMT -5
Here are my contributions. I regret to inform, that is a house gecko. Night active and introduce from Asia. Still way fun to catch!! No need to regret educating me. Do anoles look similar?
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