Category Archives: Reptiles, etc.

Reptile/Amphibian #39 — Southern Black Racer

coluber constrictor priapus Thursday, September 7, 2023 — 11:09 am Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, AR I was birding along the levy hiking trail through the woods when I came within two feet of stepping on this snake. It was … Continue reading

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Reptile/Amphibian #38 — Broad-banded Watersnake

nerodia fasciata confluens Wednesday, August 30, 2023 — 9:14 am Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I spotted this snake swimming in a channel along a rice field. It was perhaps two feet long. I was standing on the road … Continue reading

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Reptile/Amphibian #37 — Copperhead

agkistrodon contortirx Sunday, May 7, 2023 — 10:47 am Faulkner County, Arkansas — Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area I was out birding and had just crossed over the dam on Lake Conway. On the narrow trail that leads back into … Continue reading

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Reptile/Amphibian #36 — Cottonmouth

agkistrodon piscivorus Wednesday, September 7, 2022 — 7:52 am Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I was driving along a gravel road that ran between a water channel and a swamp when I saw a snake lying in the road. … Continue reading

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Reptile/Amphibian #35 — Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake

lampropeltis pyromelana Sunday, May 8, 2022 — 1:15 pm Hereford, Arizona — Beatty’s Guest Ranch I stopped at Beatty’s in Miller Canyon on my way from Portal to Patagonia. After seeing the featured White-eared Hummingbird, I wandered up the canyon … Continue reading

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