Happy Rattlesnake Friday! What a cool field shot of a Timber in shed in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user seto2112!

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As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world and to raise awareness for their need for protection.

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That's a whole lotta bull. Bullsnake that is! Loving the colors on the one here in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user orchidspider has never missed a meal! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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As herping wraps up for most of us, a visit with this lovely Virginia Salamander found in the field in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cochran helps get us through the long winter! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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This beautiful Trans-Pecos Rat Snake is holding on to her most valueable treasure in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user pecoskid ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Since it is Rattlesnake Friday, this photo is looking out over the parking lot of the The Lodge of the Chiricahua Desert Museum. IT was just after sunrise, still kinda cool in the desert. Everyone in the lodge was asleep, except for me and this fella. You might recognize him. I had the pleasure to herp the Chiricahuas with Mark O'Shea once. Well, Mark and I woke early and went to take sunrise photos and that lucky bastard found a Mojave within seconds. Remember I mentioned everyone else in the lodge was asleep? Well half of them also did not know that a woman had joined their ranks. Oh yeah and most of them were not happy with the 5 am wake up call for just a Mojave, I mean they had seen several the night before. Mark wanted to photograph it better, so we had to find a bag, which woke the rest of the lodge. I helped Mark bag it and we ran into another herper staying in the other side, Jarron Lucas (RIP). He had several more mojaves and plopped them out for us to photograph. By the time Mark and I got back to our part of the lodge, we had a lot of disgruntled roommates for being woken up early, one Mojave hanging from a lamp so everyone saw the snake bag and a few startled older men shocked that a woman moved in while they slept.

A little side story, one of those surprised was Michael Dee, former keeper at the LA Zoo and the Book Guy at West Coast Shows. He became a wonderful friend over the years. When I got divorced and took Dan out to California and Mike met him for the first time, he looked at Dan with a smile and wink and just said "I slept with your girl before you did" and walked away giggling. I mean it was a multi-room condo, but it was so cute. Mike and Jarron were such great old school herpers I loved getting to spend time with and while many were inspired by Steve, I was more inspired by Mark. And to think this job gave me the chance to actually catch reptiles in the wild with THE Mark O'Shea and become actual friends with him.

No Rattlesnakes are actually visible in the photo. Just Mark trotting off to the mountains. And my memories of my time at Kingsnake. BTW this was after we bagged the first snake. He caught that with flip flops. Notice he has REAL boots on now.

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Before we shut down for good, I wanted to share this one. A favorite at the holidays this Rosy boa in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user natsamjosh wants to wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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The natural sunlight makes this Rainbow Boa glitter in our Herp Photo of the Day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user curaniel! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!


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Looks like it is date night for this pair of Diamond Jungle Carpet Pythons in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user terrapene! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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All coiled up, this Crotalus lepidus klauberi in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user lepidus-klauberi looks ready for something! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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This male Lacerta has his eye on you in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user danielk! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Sonoma County has some beautiful Black Speckled Salamanders, just like this one in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user skyserpent ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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A True Giant. This Komodo Dragon takes center stage in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user cowboyfromhell ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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I'm a little green with envy of this Green Tree Monitor in our Herp Photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user roadspawn and her plans for a lazy day. Be sure to tell them you liked it here!

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Happy Rattlesnake Friday! This copperhead in our photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user AlexNevgloski wants to remind you when in the field, pack your trash and leave only footprints! Be sure to tell them you liked it here! As always on Friday, we celebrate all of our venomous reptiles for their contribution to the world. It is our goal to help dispel the fears surrounding our beloved venomous creatures.

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These adorable Crested Geckos are just hanging around in our herp photo of the day uploaded by kingsnake.com user MOC_Reptiles ! Be sure to tell them you liked it here!



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Looks like St. Beardie Nick is getting ready to work hard tonight in our herp photo of the day, uploaded by kingsnake.com user ginag!



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