Natalie
Learning Birder
Here are some photos I've taken while herping this year, concentrating mostly on snakes (but I've thrown in a few goodies for everyone).
Pacific Treefrog:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2zoc3ut.jpg
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog:
http://i40.tinypic.com/156q14g.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/1ztdty.jpg
Rough-skinned Newt falling off a log:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2zpilhw.jpg
Red-bellied Newt:
http://i43.tinypic.com/5u0av6.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/j8falz.jpg
Yellow-eyed Ensatinas:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2q30nqb.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2edqoog.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/dnbtvl.jpg
Western Fence Lizard:
http://i43.tinypic.com/25pmp0k.jpg
Me holding a Rosy Boa:
http://i40.tinypic.com/33vjg5y.jpg
Red Coachwhip:
http://i41.tinypic.com/16itjl1.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/34ha0qw.jpg
Western Yellow-bellied Racer:
http://i42.tinypic.com/n3qhd0.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/106ngk5.jpg
A smaller Western Yellow-bellied Racer:
http://i40.tinypic.com/2w2lmx1.jpg
California Kingsnake:
http://i43.tinypic.com/1qfrid.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/1z5iww8.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/9tigww.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2r5xmdw.jpg
While birding last week I caught a couple of large Pacific Gopher Snakes that were a few feet from each other. They happened to be a male and female, and they started courting when I was holding them together to get a photo... I put them on the ground and they continued, though I moved them back into some tall weeds before they actually started mating so they would be safe. The photos of the lone snake are the female (I caught the male a few minutes later):
http://i44.tinypic.com/2625x8p.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/28gro8x.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/308fibd.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/11tooeh.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/er0cbc.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/280mbec.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/259ux5l.jpg
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake:
http://i40.tinypic.com/2isgp5g.jpg
Red Diamond Rattlesnake:
http://i40.tinypic.com/t86m8w.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2uza5c5.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/nzhseq.jpg
Speckled Rattlesnake:
http://i44.tinypic.com/8yztc9.jpg
Hope everyone enjoyed. :hippy:
Pacific Treefrog:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2zoc3ut.jpg
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog:
http://i40.tinypic.com/156q14g.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/1ztdty.jpg
Rough-skinned Newt falling off a log:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2zpilhw.jpg
Red-bellied Newt:
http://i43.tinypic.com/5u0av6.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/j8falz.jpg
Yellow-eyed Ensatinas:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2q30nqb.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/2edqoog.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/dnbtvl.jpg
Western Fence Lizard:
http://i43.tinypic.com/25pmp0k.jpg
Me holding a Rosy Boa:
http://i40.tinypic.com/33vjg5y.jpg
Red Coachwhip:
http://i41.tinypic.com/16itjl1.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/34ha0qw.jpg
Western Yellow-bellied Racer:
http://i42.tinypic.com/n3qhd0.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/106ngk5.jpg
A smaller Western Yellow-bellied Racer:
http://i40.tinypic.com/2w2lmx1.jpg
California Kingsnake:
http://i43.tinypic.com/1qfrid.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/1z5iww8.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/9tigww.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2r5xmdw.jpg
While birding last week I caught a couple of large Pacific Gopher Snakes that were a few feet from each other. They happened to be a male and female, and they started courting when I was holding them together to get a photo... I put them on the ground and they continued, though I moved them back into some tall weeds before they actually started mating so they would be safe. The photos of the lone snake are the female (I caught the male a few minutes later):
http://i44.tinypic.com/2625x8p.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/28gro8x.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/308fibd.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/11tooeh.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/er0cbc.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/280mbec.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/259ux5l.jpg
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake:
http://i40.tinypic.com/2isgp5g.jpg
Red Diamond Rattlesnake:
http://i40.tinypic.com/t86m8w.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2uza5c5.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/nzhseq.jpg
Speckled Rattlesnake:
http://i44.tinypic.com/8yztc9.jpg
Hope everyone enjoyed. :hippy: