I'm not at all sure of this id. The guy selling them said they came from Pangasinan.
Larry Ditto and I seined about a dozen amphibians we did not recognize from a small stock tank on a private ranch in Kenedy Co. We tried to photograph them on land, but they were slippery and hard to hold. We got a few shots on wet grass, then released them back into the tank. We tentatively identified them as Rio Grande Lesser Sirens after looking through some field guides.
THIS AREA IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IS BEHIND LOCKED GATES.
Double-crested Cormorant swallowing eel on the Bronx River.
(American eel, Anguilla rostrata) ?
On the roof of the Hotel Acupulco being harassed by smaller birds.
This copperhead was found by Terry and Troy Hibbitts and I later photographed it. Southern Copperhead?
I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out what kind of caterpillar this is. It has a white line that runs down the center of its back. It also has what I would describe as eye markings that are blue and they run down both sides of it.
Fiddler Crab
Martin County, Florida
This whipsnake was foraging near a water feature at a bird photo blind that I was in. The snake drank and let me get a couple of shots then left. I do not know if this can be confirmed as "Ruthven's" from photos, but that is what I called it at the time.
THIS AREA IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IS BEHIND SEVERAL LOCKED GATES.
Found this dead frog on the floor of the university. It was dusty in the fingers, looks like it was hit by a broom and then swept.
Was about 8 inches and very yellow. Why people do this sort of thing with such wonderful creatures? Always the same sad reaction...
Cobra Commander
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) from Hastings, Michigan. This individual just came out of her winter crayfish burrow, hence why she has so much silt on her.
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) from Hastings, Michigan. She had recently come out of her burrow and had a lot of silt on her, but to show her pattern better, I poured some water on her.
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) from Hastings, Michigan. This individual just came out of her winter crayfish burrow, hence why she has so much silt on her.
four seals today, three males and one female: RW08 (Kirby), RO40 (Kaena), R6FI (Noa), and R912 (unnamed female).
A large frog in a pond by the cheetah exhibit at the National Zoo.
Snake eating a toad.
This whipsnake was foraging near a water feature at a bird photo blind that I was in. The snake drank and let me get a couple of shots then left. I do not know if this can be confirmed as "Ruthven's" from photos, but that is what I called it at the time.
THIS AREA IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND IS BEHIND SEVERAL LOCKED GATES.
Fiddler Crab
Martin County, Florida