by Rich Leighton | Dec 13, 2020 | Herps, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, New Mexico, Reptiles
Collared lizards are capable of bipedal locomotion. This means they can run on their rear two legs at speeds up to 15 miles per hour! If you see a collared lizard with red splotches on its body, you can tell it is a gravid female (carrying eggs) and these red markings...
by Rich Leighton | Dec 5, 2018 | Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Reptiles, Snakes
Snakes do not have a sternum. Floating ribs allow them to move side to side and swallow prey larger than their heads. MORE PHOTOS OF SNAKES MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places that make North America so...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 13, 2018 | Herps, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Reptiles
California kingsnakes are non-venomous, but are powerful constrictors. The “king” refers to the fact that they hunt other snakes, including venomous rattlesnakes. California kingsnakes are resistant to rattlesnake venom. MORE PHOTOS OF REPTILES MORE...
by Rich Leighton | Dec 21, 2015 | American Southwest, Herps, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, New Mexico, Photography, Reptiles
The round-tail horned lizard (Phrynosoma modestum) is a member the lizard family Phrynosomatidae, also known as the spiny desert lizards. Horned lizards also happen to be one of the most curious and interesting of the American Southwest desert spiny lizards, which are...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 29, 2015 | Amphibians, Frogs, Herps, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Texas
This is going to be a post of few words and a lot of pictures. This past spring, there was a massive thunderstorm the day I was traveling through New Mexico toward the Big Bend National Park of West Texas. By the time I arrived, the Chihuahuan Desert sun was back out...
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