coolpapa1's Identifications

Feeding on Desert Trumpets plants.

Caught in the golf course pond, several bass seen along the bank as well

Released after using the bin for pictures

Nearly lost it in the grass. Lots of tadpoles present.

Iurus kraepelini

Protoiurus kadleci

Otay watershed.

Speckled Rattlesnake

Crotalus mitchellii

150-mile area, Esplanade, of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (marker on map may be incorrect).

in small fountain, only one i could hear

One of two possible garters, and the head is too short to be a Giant Garter Snake. Seen in a large agricultural canal. Head is covered in crap and debris.

Went back to see if I had missed anyone under the rainpan the arboreal was under and I’m glad I did!

(Ended up finding another speckled black but didn’t bother to take photos.)

Another! Love these guys!

This snake was swimming through a small mud puddle when I found it. It was about 20 inches long and was fairly thick. The black and yellow stripes with red dashes made It easy to identify

I found this gecko at my friends house. I know it’s a gecko/ reptile and not an amphibian is because it was not near water, which amphibians nead to survive.

Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris (Coast Garter Snake)

About 6 inches long, baby