Reptiles
American Alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) eating bull frog amid water lilies, Texas gulf coast, summer
American Alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) floating amid water liliies, Texas Gulf Coast, summer
American Alligator (Aligator mississipiensis) eating bull frog, mid-Texas coastal freshwater marsh
American Alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) floating among lily pads at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas
Young alligator yawning
American Alligator (Aligator mississipiensis) swimming at dusk, mid-Texas coast
Arizona Black-tailed Rattlesnake
Bull Snake in Verbina
Collared Lizard (Crotophytus collaris) sunning on rock, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Collared Lizard (Crotophytus collaris) sunning on rock, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Collared Lizard (Crotophytus collaris) sunning on rock, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Collared Lizard (Crotophytus collaris) sunning on rock, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius) crawlling for cover, s. Texas, summer
Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius) crawling, Texas, USA.
Coral Snake at edge of pond
Coral snake crawling edge of Texas pond, USA.
Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus sp.)sunning on rock, fall, central Texas
Crevice Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus sp.)sunning on rock, fall, central Texas
Crevise Spiny Lizard
Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) sunning on yucca leaves, s. Texas
Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais), entering pond to drink, s. Texas, spring
Texas Indigo Snake drinking at s. Texas ranch pond, spring
Texas Indigo Snake drinking at s. Texas ranch pond, spring
Texas Indigo Snake in retama tree, s. Texas
Texas Indigo Snake in retama tree, s. Texas
Texas Indigo snake drinking at ranch pond, Texas, USA.
Texas Indigo snake drinking at ranch pond, Texas, USA.
Texas Indigo Snake crawling.
Texas Indigo Snake crawling, south Texas, USA.
Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia texana), male, hunting from perch in hot, sandy s. Texas, spring
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) coiled.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), s. Texas, spring
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake and prickly pear cactus
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) coiled by prickly pear cactus, Texas, USA.
Tail of crawling rattlesnake
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) crawling away with rattles elevated, spring, south Texas
Head of western diamondback rattlesnake
Head of western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), Texas, USA
Western Ribbon Snake swimming
Western Ribbon Snake foraging for prey, s. Texas, USA.
Western Ribbon Snake with insect resting on head
Western Ribbon Snake with insect resting on head
Ruthven's Whipsnake (Masticophis schotti ruthveni) hunting in brush country, s. Texas, Starr County, autumn
Master Naturalists, Dita Strohmeyer (banded shirt) and Linda McGonigle (dark glasses) assist Sea Turtle, Inc. and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with searches and information gathering associated with endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle nests each spring and summer at South Padre Island. Here they refine their techniques on a mock nest at the foot of the South Padre dunes. Their work includes locating nests, measuring tracks and nest size, and assisting in the removal of eggs to a sancturary where they are hatched. The young are then released at the nest site as assisted in reaching the safety of the surf.
Speckled Racer
Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) in leaf litter, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Brownsville, Texas
Speckled Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) in leaf litter, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Brownsville, Texas
Spiny Crevice Lizard sunning; central Texas
Spiny Crevice Lizard sunning.
Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), s. Texas, summer
Red Harvester Ant biting a Texas Horned Lizard (Phyrnosoma cornutum) in s. Texas
Western Coachwhip (red morph) at Fort Lancaster, Texas
Western Coachwhip drinking at s. Texas pond
Western Coachwhip raised to search for danger
Western Coachwhip snake at ranch pond for drink, Texas, USA
Western Coachwhip snake by pond
Western Coachwhip by south Texas pond, USA.