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 | Apr 24, 2018 | Florida Nature Photography, Herps, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Reptiles
The green anole is a common lizard in the American Southeast, slender in build, with a narrow head and a long, slender tail that can be twice as long as the rest of the animal. Color can vary from gray-brown, to brown, to bright green. Each animal can change its color...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 8, 2016 | Arizona, Birds, Herps, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Reptiles, Travel
My last trip out to Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, I was adamant about finding the United States’ only venomous lizard – the gila monster. I wasn’t going to leave until I found one and got it on camera. Unfortunately, my luck was terrible and I...
by Rich Leighton | Jul 17, 2016 | Georgia, Herps, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Reptiles
When I was a kid growing up in Bradenton, Florida – the most difficult of all the local lizards was the “blue-tailed” skink. We chased them all over the place for years, sometimes catching one, but usually being put to shame by a small reptile. Years...
by Rich Leighton | Mar 31, 2016 | Florida, Herps, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Reptiles
The sign of any healthy body of water is the presence of turtles. Of the 327 species alive today, 60+ of those are found living in the wild in the United States. The fossil record shows that turtles are at least 157 million years old in what we would recognize today...
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