Category Archives: Reptiles, etc.

Reptile/Amphibian #36 — Cottonmouth

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Roger

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

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Roger

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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Reptile/Amphibian #34 — Woodhouse’s Toad

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Roger

anaxyrus woodhousi Saturday, August 28, 10:50 am Chatfield State Park, Colorado I birded at a couple places in the park in the morning. There were birds around, but nothing spectacular. The day was heating up, and I was headed back … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #33 — Colorado Checkered Whiptail

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Roger

aspidoscelis neotesselata Saturday, July 3, 2021 — 9:41 am Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado — Valco Ponds As I was walking along the path that runs between the Arkansas River and one of the ponds, I kept noticing striped lizards. … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur National Monument — Day 2

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Roger

Since we took the trouble to go to Dinosaur National Monument, it seemed appropriate that we see the dinosaurs. I’ve never been very interested. Perhaps its because the study is so much speculation. Maybe it’s because people can’t talk about … Continue reading →

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