River Turtle

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Snake in Backyard Critters, Turtles, herpetology | 54 Comments

Heres a funky picture of a river turtle we caught at a river.

Great Herpetology Resource for South Carolina and North Carolina

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Cage in herpetology | 160 Comments

Found a great website today. The Carolina Herp Atlas whose primary objective as stated on their site is “… Is to provide detailed data on the distribution of reptiles and amphibians of North and South Carolina.” It’s aweseom in that you can upload pictures and data on herps you’ve found in your area to the [...]

Rango Official Preview

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Cage in Lizards, herpetology, video | 1 Comment

Rango is an upcoming film starring Johhny Depp as a pet lizard that is accidentally released into the desert. The animation looks incredible- (it was done by ILM) Looks like there will be lots of other reptiles and creatures in the film. It opens in March 2011.

Fence Lizard

Posted on July 07, 2010 by Snake in Backyard Critters, Lizards, herpetology | 67 Comments

This is a awesome picture of a fence lizard. I tell ya they are fast little bougers. ;] And no, he is not dead.

Baby Water Snake

Posted on July 06, 2010 by Snake in Backyard Critters, Snakes, herpetology | 144 Comments

This is a water snake i had found in my creek. I almost stepped on him! Actually, after comparing this one to pictures online, I’m begining to  think this may be a mole kingsnake.  I have found mole kingsnakes in my yard before, but they were colored differently than this one.

Black Salamander

Posted on July 05, 2010 by Snake in Backyard Critters, Salamanders, herpetology | 68 Comments

This salamander was really big. I don’t know exactly what type of salamander it is but if you do know please leave a comment telling me and i will be happy to post. (I will have a contact page us soon)

Baby Spike

Posted on July 04, 2010 by Snake in Backyard Critters, Lizards, bearded dragon, herpetology | 105 Comments

Here’s a nice picture of my bearded dragon:Spike. He is  now 4 but this is him at age 1. At that age he was about as big as my hand.

Anole

Posted on July 03, 2010 by Snake in Backyard Critters, Lizards, herpetology | 100 Comments

This picture of an anole is really cool because he would not stop eye-balling us. Always watching us.

My Bearded Dragon

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Snake in Lizards, bearded dragon, herpetology | No Comments

Here is a really cool picture of my beardy. (beardy is short for bearded dragon.)

Gila Monster Skull!

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Snake in Lizards, herpetology | No Comments

Here is a neat picture of a Gila Monster and it’s skull that I took on a field trip.  The Gila Monster is one of only two poisonous lizards in the world.