A tiny Two-Striped Forest Pitviper (Bothrops bilineatus) from Loreto, Peru. This was the first I’d ever seen and it didn’t disappoint. Just a beautiful little green snake with a hint of blue.

An Arizona Black Rattlesnake in ambush in the first sun of the day. The flat rock is on the only, narrow path to a natural water hole – the only water in the region. Any small mammal wanting to visit it would have to jump across this rock. This is likely something this snake knows […]

Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake sitting out in the early morning after a long night waiting for a mouse. It will have another chance for prey, as birds and lizards visit the hillside, possibly not noticing this orange “rock” perfectly situated in the landscape.

This tan Blacktailed Rattlesnake was spotted on a night hike in the Harquahala mountains of western Arizona. In the low desert, they look quite different than the typical yellow and black Blacktails we often post photos of. This is a very adaptable species, thriving in mountainous habitat from sea level to high mountains, in hot, […]

A Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake hiding away on a dry May day. A site nearby will serve as an aestivation den a few weeks later, once temperatures were firmly in the triple digits each day.

One of many Indian Vinesnakes we found moving in low branches on a rainy night in Karnataka, India.

One of many Caucasian Sand Boas we found in Greece a couple of years ago.

This Western Diamondback Rattlesnake was aestivating on a cool, extremely dry May morning. This drainage used to be rich with life, but recent fires fueled by invasive grasses have changed it into a charred, open oven. A few animals remain – the most abundant life to spring up after the event: globe chamomile. Hopefully this […]

A little dinosaur warming in the morning sun. The Eastern Collared Lizard is one of the most colorful lizards in Arizona and typically presents itself dramatically against open rock and high perches, making it also one of the most photogenic. This one watched us searching for Prairie Rattlesnakes and darted under cover when it decided […]

A Florida Cottonmouth I found in the Everglades, doing what they do. What they don’t actually do: chase after people. The stories are just that, often not even a cottonmouth at all. And they don’t smell like cucumbers either 😉