Central Baja California Banded Rock Lizard from … central Baja California, in the rocks.
Central Baja California Banded Rock Lizard
Category: International
Bushmaster In The Bushes
A South American Bushmaster hiding in dense vegetation alongside a trail in Peru several years ago.
Yellow-Green Cat Snake
Yellow-Green Cat Snake with Nova Inventa on a trip to the Western Ghats in India, 2023.
Whitaker’s Termite Hill Gecko
Karnataka, India 2023
Fer De Lance in the Amazon
A young Fer De Lance in Peru. These snakes can appear anywhere and everywhere, so watching every step and hand fall is a must. I’m always happy to see one though.
Rainbow Boa With A Lifetime Of Scars
A Rainbow Boa we found in Peru last year. These are popular snakes in the pet trade. In the wild, they can look just as vibrant. But unlike the captive-born pets, these snakes show signs of a hard life in the wild. A variety of scars, ticks, and dings adorn all of them. And unlike the pet boas, too: these snakes bite, and often! Of all of the snakes I’ve seen and handled in the Amazon, this species is responsible for the most damage to the hands of distracted photographers.
Aquatic Coralsnake
The most common coralsnake I’ve seen in Peru is the Aquatic Coralsnake. They’re big, twitchy, and relatively common in the slopes along tributaries of the Amazon River.
Bamboo Viper At Night
One of several Bamboo Vipers found on steep hillsides in Karnataka, India, a couple of years back.
Costa Rican Coralsnake In The Grass
A good-sized Costa Rican Coralsnake we saw in the grass on a family vacation. These are very different than the coralsnakes we have back in Arizona. It’s much larger and willing to strike, which it did repeatedly. These snakes are a handful to get photos of, but we managed and let it disappear back into the forest.
Fer De Lance On The Trail
I was on a night hike in the Amazon and just about to step over this knee-high buttress when I noticed it was occupied. A young Fer De Lance (Bothrops atrox) was waiting on top, but I was not the rodent it was hoping to come along. The broken green and black shapes in its pattern would have made this easy to miss.
