This was a call I received on 10/13/24 at 6:00pm. Caller said it was in her yard in Carlsbad CA. We searched but could not find it. Hoping it shows back up. 10/15/24 update we got him. It took three attempts. I’ve added the new photos above. Consensus is Mexican Milk Snake. Lost 😠 r escaped pet
Separate observation for the roadrunner. The snake was beaten to death and eventually eaten whole, headfirst.
On a birding trip at Fort Huachuca, AZ in August, 1984 I caught a Black-tailed Rattlesnake. It was released after some photos.
Cal King taking down a small Southern Pacific. Prey or predator. Nature is awesome 😎
Flipped under huge cap rock
Banded California King Snake consuming a Gopher Snake
Eating Microtus californicus
Baby rattlesnake eating a western side-blotched lizard
Photo shared with me from anonymous source, confirmed found in Bell Canyon vicinity. The only case of bicephalia I’ve seen confirmed in the Santa Monica Mountains vicinity. Can’t confirm date/year of original observation. Animal was supposedly donated to an Audubon Zoo facility after being kept in captivity, can not confirm this or current status of the animal. Apparently likely no longer living but lived at least 14 years in captivity supposedly.
Geovanny pointed this action out... lots of loud crunching going on here
Leucistic? The pigment in the ocular orbitals is making me hesitate on saying albino
Blue colored frog on Cow parsnip. I have never seen a blue one before.
Albino???
Thought it was a worm
King snake versus rattlesnake, photo 2!
One snake eating the other at Joshua Tree. Damn nature, you scary.
Juvenile, probably run over by a bike on a paved trail.
An aberrant morph juvenile C. Helleri.
Prettiest rosy I have ever seen. Found near my brothers house as a juvenile on Eldridge. Looked extreme hypo to albino when discovered. Picture taken at three years of age.
Wrapped around cultivated chicken egg
Eating a western fence lizard
San Diego alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. webbii) is on the lam. This snake species has been hunting lizards preying on flies visiting my Stapelia gigantea blossoms.
Prey item of a red tailed hawk. Partially eaten then shared with the two juveniles.
Associated with observation
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82583401
Eating a young bird, possibly a mockingbird.
Found this snake in the pool. 1:36 PM
At first it was at the edge of the pool, and when my mom and I walked to the backyard, we saw the snake slither into the pool and get onto the chlorine cap. When the cap neared the edge, the snake slithered away.
Caught by a Red-tailed Hawk.
Digital scan from my color slide. Ordway Preserve (= Ordway-Swisher Biological Station), near Smith Lake, Putnam Co., Florida. 9 Mar 1985.
Amelanistic specimen. Reported in: Stuart, J.N. and C.K. Dodd, Jr. 1985. Life History Notes: Cemophora coccinea copei. Coloration. Herpetological Review 16:78.
Western Coachwhip that showed up close to my water drip estimate snake close to 4 feet in length
Snake dinner to go or a sneaky snail escape?
Viewed from the basement window. Deerald seems to have decided this was a great place to snooze overnight. It couldn't see me, so I managed to get a few great shots of just how much I need to wash these windows.
Albino - female -
a locally celebrity for more than 10 years
Piebald White-tailed Deer
This looks to be an example of a hypomelanistic version of a red-bellied newt. I have not been able to see any documented observations like this!
Forwarded to me by a friend
Close up of rattlesnake in tree. Photos taken using iPhone SE attached to a spotting scope. Distant photo showing location of snake in tree.
Took pics and six minute video of Rosy burrowing and using snout to excavate rock and soil approximately ten inches deep. I saw the same Rosy five consecutive mornings at this location.
oh, and a N. water snake!
On a morning walk behind the animal control shelter, I spotted a writhing black ball and a wing in a tree. Holding up my binoculars, I couldn’t believe my eyes. About 30 feet up in the air, a Ratsnake was dangling from a limb and struggling to swallow a Northern Mockingbird. I ran back to my office for my camera. Returning in about 5 minutes, it was still going at it. I watched for about 20 minutes until they fell into the undergrowth and I couldn’t see it anymore. I was able to capture some video as well and posted it on my nature photo blog. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/ratsnake-devours-mockingbird
Very docile snake.
Rosy Boa on Isla Espiritu Santo. This species is not listed for the island in Grismer
Albino plethodon species, possibly Western Red-backed (Plethodon vehiculum) a common species in this area.
~50mm SVL
~45mm Tail Length
16 Costal Grooves (from what I can tell)
Defensive little fella
Small guy we named him Tod.We were having fireworks and he was hopping along and he found us!He stayed the whole time!
Please note that location and date are approximate.
Had spotted a white bundle of fur in a tree and after a time spent studying determined it was a Raccoon with either Albinism or Leucism. It shifted a few times over a couple of hours and finally when I had nearly given up, it briefly opened it's eyes. Which confirmed this as an Albino, as Leucism does not impact eye pigment.
@sambiology @mchlfx @wildcarrot I went looking for @jblinde Siren's but got distracted obviously. Has anyone mentioned seeing this animal at LLELA?
The unbelievable amelanistic individual was found by Eli Bieri. Just about the coolest thing I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. No surprise that this has become my most favorited observation
Finally, something that gets me excited about Bullfrogs again...
I stopped for a Spring Peeper, and then noticed a yellow object with a red reflection, a ways down the road. I assumed it was some trash, and then realized as I got closer that reflection was an eye shine.
Posible Geophis talamancae
Albina
Western fence lizard basking on a tree trunk. The lizard was covered in fungal spores, which gave it a yellow coloration.
Crazy patternless male Side-blotched Lizard (blue morph).
"Diamondless" aberrant individual, seen moving through property, and vanished into an armadillo burrow.