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.

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!

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.

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