People are very passionate about Herps (Reptiles and Amphibians). Just ask a certain kid from the Triangle area who was bitten by a pet King Cobra in May 2016.
So I should at least make an effort when a Herp slithers by.
This Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventral) is an interesting creature. A lizard with no legs! Although it looks like a snake, it is still easy to see there is something wrong about a snake ID. Technically it can be distinguished by the ear holes and movable eyelids but really it just has a lizard shape to the head. This one was found outside my house in Wilmington, NC on 24Jul2016.
The below Green Treefrog was spotted at the Buxton Campground near Cape Point on 12Aug2016.
The below snake was found in my driveway! SSSsssserendipity. Redbelly Snake. It's hard to gauge size from the photo but it was only 6-8 inches long.
This Southern Toad was found in my backyard in Wilmington, NC on 23Oct2016. This species can be identified from the similar American and Fowler's Toads by the position of the cranial crests, but luckily I did not need to look to closely as only Southern Toads are regularly found in the Wilmington area.
The below Copperhead was nearly stepped on by yours truly at Carolina Beach State Park on 25May2017.
The Loggerhead Sea Turtle pictured below was seen on a Hatteras Pelagic trip on 21May2017.
Below is a Plumed Basilisk (male and female) or also known the Jesus Christ Lizard for it's ability to walk on water or at least run across it. Photographed in Arenal, Costa Rica on 25Nov2016.
Here are some frogs and toads from Costa Rica. First up is a Cane Toad photographed at Arenal Observatory Lodge on 25Nov2016.
Below is a Yellow Tree Frog or Small Headed Tree Frog on the same night at Arenal Observatory Lodge.
I was happy to get the below in focus shot of a Red-eyed Tree Frog also on the night of the 25Nov2016 at Arenal Observatory Lodge.
Below is a Brilliant Forest Frog on the same night.
And finally an Hourglass Frog on the same night.
Below is a Common Snapping Turtle photographed at Pea Island, NC on 18Aug2018.
Below is a Brown anole (Anolis sagrei) seen on Eleuthera in the Bahamas on 29Mar2015.
Below is a Texas Spotted Whiptail from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in TX on 23Oct2017.
And a Blue Spiny Lizard from the same date and place. Nice bokeh!
And here is a Texas Rose-bellied Lizard on the same trip, taken at Roma Bluffs, TX.
I'm no expert but I think this is an American Toad, photographed in my NC yard on 02Apr2018. I think its a male as it was really small and had a dark throat.
I think these are American Toads too taken at Carolina Beach State Park on 24Apr2018. As you can see they have variable color schemes.
These Black Rat Snakes must have been doing the nasty. Wilmington, NC on 19Apr2018.
Here one one especially large Yellow-bellied Slider photographed in Holly Shelter, NC on 04May2018.
Cottonmouths are common in NC and this one was just meandering across the beach road at cape point in Buxton, NC on 24May2018.
American Alligators are pretty common in NC if you know where to look. This one was at Twin Lakes in Sunset Beach on 22Jun2018.
This Eastern Kingsnake was photographed in Wilmington on 14Oct2018.
So I should at least make an effort when a Herp slithers by.
This Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventral) is an interesting creature. A lizard with no legs! Although it looks like a snake, it is still easy to see there is something wrong about a snake ID. Technically it can be distinguished by the ear holes and movable eyelids but really it just has a lizard shape to the head. This one was found outside my house in Wilmington, NC on 24Jul2016.
The below Green Treefrog was spotted at the Buxton Campground near Cape Point on 12Aug2016.
The below snake was found in my driveway! SSSsssserendipity. Redbelly Snake. It's hard to gauge size from the photo but it was only 6-8 inches long.
This Southern Toad was found in my backyard in Wilmington, NC on 23Oct2016. This species can be identified from the similar American and Fowler's Toads by the position of the cranial crests, but luckily I did not need to look to closely as only Southern Toads are regularly found in the Wilmington area.
The below Copperhead was nearly stepped on by yours truly at Carolina Beach State Park on 25May2017.
Below is a Plumed Basilisk (male and female) or also known the Jesus Christ Lizard for it's ability to walk on water or at least run across it. Photographed in Arenal, Costa Rica on 25Nov2016.
Below is a Yellow Tree Frog or Small Headed Tree Frog on the same night at Arenal Observatory Lodge.
I was happy to get the below in focus shot of a Red-eyed Tree Frog also on the night of the 25Nov2016 at Arenal Observatory Lodge.
Below is a Brilliant Forest Frog on the same night.
And finally an Hourglass Frog on the same night.
Below is a Common Snapping Turtle photographed at Pea Island, NC on 18Aug2018.
Below is a Brown anole (Anolis sagrei) seen on Eleuthera in the Bahamas on 29Mar2015.
Below is a Texas Spotted Whiptail from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in TX on 23Oct2017.
And a Blue Spiny Lizard from the same date and place. Nice bokeh!
And here is a Texas Rose-bellied Lizard on the same trip, taken at Roma Bluffs, TX.
I'm no expert but I think this is an American Toad, photographed in my NC yard on 02Apr2018. I think its a male as it was really small and had a dark throat.
I think these are American Toads too taken at Carolina Beach State Park on 24Apr2018. As you can see they have variable color schemes.
These Black Rat Snakes must have been doing the nasty. Wilmington, NC on 19Apr2018.
Here one one especially large Yellow-bellied Slider photographed in Holly Shelter, NC on 04May2018.
Cottonmouths are common in NC and this one was just meandering across the beach road at cape point in Buxton, NC on 24May2018.
This Eastern Kingsnake was photographed in Wilmington on 14Oct2018.
Check out this Black Spiny-tailed Iguana from Cozumel, MX on 14Apr2019.
This Banded Water Snake was found by my son on his way back from his run sitting smack dab in the middle of the road. He came and got me and I ushered it off the road before it could be hit.
This American Bullfrog was photographed somewhere in NC, I think in Wilmington on 20Jan2017.
Here is a Corn Snake also photographed at Holly Shelter Gamelands on 28Apr2017.
I believe this Coral Snake was one of the only ones reported at Carolina Beach State Park. Seen 08Sep2013.
Red on yellow, you're a dead fellow!
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