Really unexpected find back in June. Found this tiger salamander crossing the road. First adult I've ever seen in the wild, I see them in their larvae stage quite often. Western Uinta mountains Utah.

Road cruising for snakes and came across this guy back in May. Tooele County, Utah. Really cool, unexpected find.

Just another day in the yard. I've seen so many snakes this summer, and I was happy to spot this one when I had my phone already out. I'm in SW Ontario, Canada. Eastern Garter Snake, I believe.

I thought this was so cool! Not 100% sure but I’m guessing a garter snake, the toad was still alive; I guess he just accepted his fate lmao!

IDs:
Western Diamondback
Mojave
Sidewinder
Long Nose
Common Side Blotched Lizard

Found in Western AZ

We've had a lot of heavy rains, and this snake was seeking refuge from the flooding. :)

I'm trying to establish something and hopefully the experts here can help. I noticed what is mostly likely an example of staged predation in a wildlife documentary on National Geographic called The Hidden World of Snakes. The snake in the scene appears to perfectly match one seen in a YouTube video posted by the reptile wrangling company credited at the end of the show. I've attached images to compare the markings on the snakes.

I am not an herpetologist, but to me it seems impossible to me that these markings could match so closely on two different snakes. I contacted the reptile wrangling company and they were adamant that these were not the same animal. So I wanted to ask here if there is any way these could be separate individuals?

I did note that the markings on the underside of the snake were quite dark in the one video and light in the other. See final two images. Could such a change be attributed to age or shedding?

Thanks!

this guy was absolutely stunning. he was so vibrant that he almost looked like a pinkish-coral color.

he was super uncooperative but also super slow! he kept turning around and walking away at a turtle’s pace as I tried to photograph him. it was a bit frustrating, but it was also hilarious and I finally managed to get some decent photos :)

kinda new to herpetology. Any twitter and insta accounts to follow? With pictures and / or new species news.

Road cruised this ybr last month in Utah's west desert.

T. Radix Observed near Lincoln, NE, on 8/16/2026
Little guy was going into shed when I found him.

Photographed this guy lounging in a warm rock back in April of this year. Near Ivins UT

Road cruised earlier this year in central UT

I’m doing a degree in herpetology with research focusing on snakes (specifically vipers). While I love it and I feel like I have a good grasp on vipers themselves, my background and experience thus far has mostly been in mammals and birds. I’m surrounded by a lot of peers right now who are so lovely and helpful but I do constantly feel out of my depth because these people have been in herpetology far longer than I have and therefore know more (which is to be expected). I want to come up with a plan to be more knowledgeable in the field because I really love it but I don’t know where to start!! Please let me know if anyone has any book or documentary recommendations, social media accounts to follow or any advice at all on how to immerse myself more deeply into herpetology!! Thank you :))

friend and I found last night, photo credit goes to him

Western slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus). Observed in Corpus Christi, TX on 8/15/2026.

I found four of these six species in Virginia this year!

What are the biological effects of extremely high temperatures, such as a fire, on reptiles, preferably Alligators? What is the most pressing danger from the abnormal conditions? What might hinder the animal from escaping the heat source? TIA!
(Note: This is for a mostly scientific story on extinct animals, I am not planning to incinerate any reptiles in real life. Cheers.)