Big creepy arachnid:
Amblypigids
Big creepy arachnid with a nightsnake:
desert dance party 3000
May
10th
2010
Tarantula
Here’s a big tarantula I found crawling around near our camp one morning near Payson, Arizona. One of these days I’m going to have to learn how to identify these other than “those brown ones” and “those blackish ones”.
Tarantula
May
7th
2010
R.I.P. My Hat
My hat took one for the team for the last time. He lived a rich life, on top of my head, soaking up sweat and keeping my forehead burn-free. He is survived by my hook and loving camerabag.
SO Sad
May
3rd
2010
A Plateau Fence Lizard Threat
This little Plateau Fence Lizard, Sceloporus tristichus, was on a branch doing pushups at us near our camp one morning. Tough little guy, but it didn’t work.
Plateau Fence Lizard
Apr
30th
2010
Rock Rattlesnake at Night
Here’s one of the first Banded Rock Rattlesnakes, Crotalus lepidus klauberi, I ever found, out on the crawl at night near the Huachuca Mountains.
klaub
Apr
26th
2010
Pleasing Fungus Beetle
This is totally not a reptile, but the cool blue color and silly name makes me want to post it.
Pleasing Fungus Beetle
Apr
19th
2010
Stop! Gila Monster!
I’ve heard that yelled a total of 5 times in my life, twice to myself, by myself. In 2009 I found 4 gila monsters, and all were hard to photograph. These guys are protected, and you can’t bother them in any way. You pretty much have to get your ass out of the car and snap away what you can before it disappears to wherever it’s going, so obviously this can be a little tough. Luckily, at least they’re slug-slow. I managed to get a couple before he took off for good over an embankment.
Gila Monster
There goes Tokyo.
Apr
16th
2010
Hatchling Zebra-Tailed Lizard
We found this baby zebra tailed lizard catching the last bit of sun one evening right in the middle of Surprise, AZ. These are one of my favorite lizards, and he sat nice and still for a picture.
Zebra Tailed Lizard
Apr
12th
2010
Snakes of the Night
If I had a shitty hair band in the 80’s, that’s what I’d name it. Ironically the actual Night Snake, Hypsiglena chlorophaea, is tiny and harmless. They’ve got a little venom, but don’t even worry about it unless you’re a lizard. Here are a few:
Night Snake
SNAKES OF THE NIYEEIIIITE!!!
Apr
9th
2010
Sonoran Collared Lizard – My First
In March, Diego put his lizard catching skills to use on this small female Sonoran Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus nebruis, in the Maricopa Mountains of Arizona. It took some work, but she eventually calmed down for some photos.
Sonoran Collared Lizard
Sonoran Collared Lizard
Apr
5th
2010
How Many Canyon Treefrogs Can You See?
canyon treefrogs
Email me and I’ll tell you if you’re right.
