A few examples of Hyla arenicolor.
Hyla arenicolor
Submerged canyon treefrog
Camouflaged Canyon Treefrog
Sep
6th
2010
Chihuahuan Hook-Nosed Snake
Here’s my first Chihuahuan Hook-Nosed Snake, Gyalopion canum. I’ve only ever seen two, and I’m apparently lucky, as I know of a few guys that have been doing this a lot longer than me that have never seen one. They’re small fossorial snakes that, like the Sonoran Coralsnake, defends itself by scaring away predators with its scary farts. It sounds like some little kid making fart sounds in their armpit. Strange but true.
Master Farstman
Farter McFarterstein
Chihuahuan Hook-Nosed Snake
Sep
3rd
2010
Diamondback in Yavapai County
This is the one and only living Western Diamondback, Crotalus atrox, I’ve seen in a mountainous area of Yavapai county. Nothing striking, but still clean and attractive nonetheless.
Diamondback
Aug
31st
2010
Teenie Turtle
Here’s a really tiny Sonora Mud Turtle, Kinosternon sonoriense, from a muddy cattle pond near the AZ/Mexico border.
Sonora Mud Turtle
Tiny Turtle
Turtle
Aug
27th
2010
Bright Orange Speckled Rattlesnake
A Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake, Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus, from Maricopa county. The color is amazing, but not atypical for this species in this area.
Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus
Speckled Rattlesnake
Aug
20th
2010
Tiger Rattlesnake from Santa Cruz County
This is one of the more rarely seen rattlesnakes in Arizona, the Tiger Rattlesnake, Crotalus tigris. This is one of two I saw in 2009 in the South East of the state, this one being near Nogales, only a few miles form the border of Mexico. While we were photographing this guy, a border patrol helicoptor swooped down and gave us a really good look before heading off again … a pretty common thing to happen down there.
This snake’s color, in real life, is incredible. Looking at it, you can’t tell if it’s pink, green, white, or a mix of all. They seem to have almost translucent scales, solid grey with undertones shining through in all colors at once. This one came home with me.
Crotalus tigris
Tiger Rattlesnake
Tiger
Aug
17th
2010
Western Diamondbacks near Congress, Arizona
We found this guy on the crawl mid-morning on an overcast, warm day in April.
Crotalus atrox
… about an hour and a half later, we found another one on the move near a river. He posed nicely for us.
Diamondback Rattlesnake in Yavapai County, Arizona
Crotalus atrox
We also found this moth hanging out near the water’s edge.
moth
Aug
13th
2010
Teenage Muddy Biting Turtle
This little dude didn’t like being captured. Fingers were nearly pinched.
nom
Aug
10th
2010
Early Morning atrox
Here’s a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake on the move just after sunup in April, 2010. The air temperature was just over 60 degrees.
atrox
diamondback rattlesnake
Aug
6th
2010
Mojave Rattlesnakes in the Western Maricopa County Flats
Second only to the sidewinder in encounters, the mojave rattlesnake, Crotalus scutulatus, is all over the place in the springtime in the flats of Western Maricopa county. Here are a couple of typical specimens.
Crotalus scutulatus
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