Illustration by Anton Seder, from Das Thier in der Dekorativen Kunst (1896).
Source: The Getty / Internet Archive
Available to buy as a print.
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Early snakes explored life underground, on land, and at sea. This is not a euphemism. Very much
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An exceptionally preserved fossil from Brazil shows that the first snakes tried out several different habitats early in their evolution.EurekAlert!
#NewSpecies!
New gecko from #india just climbed in:
Cyrtodactylus raimonaensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03EE370…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5792.…
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I found a baby garter snake to show Ellie when she gets up. My mom used to catch spiders, insects and snakes to show us when we were kids. She once caught a baby copperhead while cleaning her yucca plants. My dad just shook his head.
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A Florida Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni) spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore on 30 Aug 2025. Native to Florida, USA, this is probably an abandoned pet.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].
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#NewSpecies!
New gecko from the #solomonislands just climbed in:
Gehrya mccoyi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/520A241…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.…
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Red Diamond Rattlesnake
In its usual spot
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#NewSpecies!
New gecko from #japan just climbed in:
Gekko asahi
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/8F8BE65…
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.186960
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The female sea turtle lays up to 100 eggs, which incubate in the warm sand for about 60 days, according to NOAA Research. The Sea Turtle Weekly ActivityBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
A lovely Kopstein's Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis kopsteini) spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 14 June 2026. It was resting on the edge of this tree and gave me an irritated look for disturbing it.
This snake is listed as Near Threatened locally.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ]
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Blainville's Horned Lizard
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Stubs has returned with an apprentice or perhaps a little lady friend.
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Mona Khalil led decades-long effort to protect nesting site for turtles near her home in south of the countryOliver Holmes (the Guardian)
