Timber rattlesnakes are a species of conservation concern throughout much of their distribution. The reasons for this range from habitat loss to direct persecution.
Pygmy Rattlesnakes range throughout the southeastern United States, occupying densely vegetated areas within flatwoods, sandhills, and wetland ecotones. -Samantha Dillon
We love a good Snake Story.
At the end of every Snake Talk Podcast episode, Dr. Jenkins asks all of his guests to pretend they are sitting around a campfire, sharing their Best Snake Story. In celebration of World Snake Day 2023, we are bringing you some of our favorites!
This Sonoran Desert Toad (Incilius alvarius) was photographed on a monsoon night in Arizona. If you look closely, you can still see the legs of an Desert Blonde Tarantula sticking out of its mouth.
An endangered female Blanding’s turtle in a Massachusetts vernal pool. I took a risk taking this shot, but thankfully I was able to pull it off by just dipping the front end of my fisheye lens under the surface of the water.