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janson jones
Category: Reptiles
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, 19 March 2005
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, the Florida banded watersnake; Volusia county, Florida (19 March 2005). Here’s an old, adorable one. This is a photo of a juvenile Florida banded watersnake peering down the lens of my good friend, Adam, during a visit from Oklahoma. I can’t… Continue Reading “Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, 19 March 2005”
Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (5 of 5)
Anolis equestris, the Cuban knight anole; Volusia county, Florida (24 May 2022). Here’s a slightly-wider profile shot. Here you can see the large, fleshy-pink dewlap of the anole. You can also see that impress line of chompers. Cuban knight anoles have a fairly strong… Continue Reading “Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (5 of 5)”
Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (4 of 5)
Anolis equestris, the Cuban knight anole; Volusia county, Florida (24 May 2022). Here’s a view of the lesser-seen side of the Cuban knight anole — its belly. The lime-yellow/green of its belly is really beautiful, right? And check out how the lower jaw fades… Continue Reading “Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (4 of 5)”
Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (3 of 5)
Anolis equestris, the Cuban knight anole; Volusia county, Florida (24 May 2022). Again, just check out those textures! While anoles generally seem to sport fairly fantastic scale variations, I find these variations to be extremely dynamic with the Cuban knight anole. And don’t get… Continue Reading “Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (3 of 5)”
Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (2 of 5)
Anolis equestris, the Cuban knight anole; Volusia county, Florida (24 May 2022). A tight macro shot of the Cuban knight anole’s scaling. Check out the variations of scale-and-tissue around the forearm joint. Cuban knight anoles are noted for their brilliant colors, but I’m particularly… Continue Reading “Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (2 of 5)”
Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (1 of 5)
Anolis equestris, the Cuban knight anole; Volusia county, Florida (24 May 2022). The first of five shots for today and tomorrow, this is an adult Cuban knight anole I finally managed to get close to in Daytona Beach, Florida. Though abundant in south Florida,… Continue Reading “Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022 (1 of 5)”
Storeria victa, 28 February 2015
Storeria victa, the Florida brown snake; Lake county, Florida (28 February 2015). The Florida brown snake is native to, as you might expect, the state of Florida, mostly concentrated throughout the peninsula. They are not commonly seen due to their secretive and reclusive lifestyle.… Continue Reading “Storeria victa, 28 February 2015”
Hemidactylus mabouia, 27 November 2015
Hemidactylus mabouia, the Tropical house gecko; Monroe county, Florida (27 November 2015). Native to sub-Saharan Africa, the Tropical house gecko is now well established throughout much of South America, the Caribbean, southern Asia, and many portions of the eastern United States. In Florida, they’re… Continue Reading “Hemidactylus mabouia, 27 November 2015”
Iguana iguana, 01 January 2010
Iguana iguana, the Green iguana; Miami-Dade county, Florida (01 January 2010). A fairly robust male Green iguana throwing out some communicative action in Miami-Dade county. Large males can actually turn fairly orange during the breeding season. This is to impress both females and competing… Continue Reading “Iguana iguana, 01 January 2010”
Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022
Anolis equestris, the Cuban knight anole; Volusia county, Florida (24 May 2022). My second-day encounter with the two Cuban knight anoles in the Daytona Beach area last year. This was the first set of shots of these two Cuban knight anoles on this day.… Continue Reading “Anolis equestris, 24 May 2022”
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, 03 April 2012
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, the Eastern (Gray) rat snake; Lowndes county, Georgia (03 April 2012). Here’s a fairly defensive Eastern rat snake I photographed at Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area in Lowndes county, Georgia — just outside Valdosta and not far from the Florida border. In… Continue Reading “Pantherophis alleghaniensis, 03 April 2012”
Coluber constrictor priapus, 22 July 2016
Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Volusia county, Florida (22 July 2016). Southern black racers make for great photos if you can get them to pause and peer back at your for a few seconds. This is truly an incredibly rowdy and active… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 22 July 2016”
Nerodia clarkii compressicauda, 09 July 2011
Nerodia clarkii compressicauda, the Mangrove salt marsh snake; Monroe county, Florida (09 July 2011). In addition to my fairly standard macro-profile shots, I also routinely photograph “u-coil” reference shots of snake ventral patterns. While some species are fairly consistent in their ventral patterning, other… Continue Reading “Nerodia clarkii compressicauda, 09 July 2011”
Anolis cristatellus, 02 September 2011
Anolis cristatellus, the Puerto Rican crested anole; Miami-Dade county, Florida (02 September 2011). I have great love for the Puerto Rican crested anole’s dewlap. Such a brilliant splash of tropicalia.
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus, 29 April 2013
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus, the Eastern six-lined racerunner; Hamilton county, Florida (29 April 2013). The Eastern six-lined racerunner is exactly that: A wickedly fast, super-speedy subspecies ranging throughout the Eastern United States (mostly in the southeast). These little speedsters are tough to catch up to.… Continue Reading “Aspidoscelis sexlineatus sexlineatus, 29 April 2013”
Coluber constrictor priapus, 06 October 2020
Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Volusia county, Florida (06 October 2020). In my previous home in Ormond Beach, I used to grade papers and record audio feedback on the base stoop of our back patio. I spent a lot of time on… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 06 October 2020”
Agkistrodon conanti, 14 March 2018
Agkistrodon conanti, the Florida cottonmouth; Monroe county, Florida (14 March 2018). Alas, Summer term has begun, so I have to slow things back down a bit on Floridensis. We’ll shift into the two-a-day mode, one at 9am Eastern, the other at 5pm. Now, what… Continue Reading “Agkistrodon conanti, 14 March 2018”
Lampropeltis getula, 09 March 2006
Lampropeltis getula, the Eastern kingsnake; Brevard county, Florida (09 March 2006). It’s been far too long since I’ve seen an Eastern kingsnake in Florida. What a fantastic, fabulous, and friggin’ powerful species. They are nothing but muscle. I found this one slinking across a… Continue Reading “Lampropeltis getula, 09 March 2006”
Plestiodon laticeps, 09 April 2013
Plestiodon laticeps, the Broad-headed skink; Lowndes county, Georgia (09 April 2013). Chomp. Broad-headed skinks are, predictably and understandably, not fans of being plucked from their turf. In this case, said turf was a trashcan on the Valdosta State University campus. Hopefully the skink eventually… Continue Reading “Plestiodon laticeps, 09 April 2013”
Sceloporus undulatus, 03 March 2004
Sceloporus undulatus, the Eastern fence lizard; Lake county, Florida (03 March 2004). Hard to believe this picture is nearly twenty years old. By now, this particular Eastern fence lizard has lived its life from start to finish. Hopefully it was a good run loaded… Continue Reading “Sceloporus undulatus, 03 March 2004”
Anolis equestris, 18 May 2022
Anolis equestris, the Cuban knight anole; Volusia county, Florida (18 May 2022). On May 18th, 2022, I spotted my first set of Cuban knight anoles in the Daytona Beach area. This non-native species has been in south Florida for quite some time now, and… Continue Reading “Anolis equestris, 18 May 2022”
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, 23 April 2016
Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, the Florida banded watersnake; Nassau county, Florida (23 April 2016). Check out this young Florida banded watersnake. So young and already such attitude — as it should be. Truth be told, the Florida banded watersnake isn’t the smartest species we have… Continue Reading “Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, 23 April 2016”
Apalone spinifera, 14 May 2006
Apalone spinifera, the Spiny softshell turtle; Lake county, Florida (14 May 2006). Though native elsewhere in the United States, the Spiny softshell is not native to peninsular Florida. Truly, the Florida peninsula is nothing short of a postmodern mash of ecological swirling. The state… Continue Reading “Apalone spinifera, 14 May 2006”
Thamnophis saurita sackenii, 04 February 2018
Thamnophis saurita sackenii, the Peninsula ribbon snake; Volusia county, Florida (04 February 2018). Peninsula ribbon snakes are pretty damn adorable. They’re closely related to our garter snakes (different species of the same genus) but are a bit slimmer and trimmer. The distinctive white bar… Continue Reading “Thamnophis saurita sackenii, 04 February 2018”
Basiliscus vittatus, 21 January 2017
Basiliscus vittatus, the Brown basilisk; Broward county, Florida (21 January 2017). Check out this scrappy Brown basilisk pondering its next move in Broward county, Florida. As it turned out, the next move was what the next move typically is with this species: A burst… Continue Reading “Basiliscus vittatus, 21 January 2017”
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, 17 August 2017
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, the Eastern (yellow) rat snake; Volusia county, Florida (17 August 2017). Here’s one of our backyard Yellow rat snakes (as we refer to them locally). In central Florida, the Eastern rat snake sports this particular patterning (yellow base tone with dark stripes).… Continue Reading “Pantherophis alleghaniensis, 17 August 2017”
Anolis equestris, 11 June 2016
Anolis equestris, the Cuban knight anole; Miami-Dade county, Florida (11 June 2016). Behold! A mighty Cuban knight anole beefing up beautifully on the side of a tree! I really do have a lot of adoration for this particular non-native species. They’re such beefy tanks.… Continue Reading “Anolis equestris, 11 June 2016”
Anolis sagrei, 16 December 2012
Anolis sagrei, the Cuban brown anole; Lake county, Florida (16 December 2012). Small as they may be, Cuban brown anoles must appear mighty powerful to their prey. Check out this Cuban brown taking down a hapless spider, itself an adept (albeit smaller) predator. Backyard… Continue Reading “Anolis sagrei, 16 December 2012”
Anolis garmani, 11 June 2016
Anolis garmani, the Jamaican giant anole; Miami-Dade county, Florida (11 June 2016). I’ll never get tired of my previous-few Jamaican giant anole photos. If memory serves, I’ve seen three of these in south Florida to date. I would like to see more, but this… Continue Reading “Anolis garmani, 11 June 2016”
Nerodia fasciata fasciata, 05 April 2012
Nerodia fasciata fasciata, the Southern banded watersnake; Lowndes county, Georgia (05 April 2012). Hard to believe it’s already been a decade since I lived in southern Georgia. The years roll by quite quickly, don’t they? Anyhow, here’s a fantastic banded watersnake from Lowndes county,… Continue Reading “Nerodia fasciata fasciata, 05 April 2012”
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, 04 January 2015
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, the Eastern garter snake; Volusia county, Florida (04 January 2015). Here’s a lateral macro study of an Eastern garter snake’s scaling. Check out those awesome keels (the ridges at the center of each scale). Check out the incredible coloring that splashes… Continue Reading “Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, 04 January 2015”
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 04 September 2016
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, the Dusky pigmy rattlesnake; Volusia county, Florida (04 September 2016). I tend to focus more on tight macro shots than full body perspectives, especially when it comes to snakes, but every now and then I think to hold back and snag… Continue Reading “Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 04 September 2016”
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, 10 November 2018
Pantherophis alleghaniensis, the Eastern (“Everglades”) rat snake; Miami-Dade county, Florida (10 November 2018). When you dip south to the Everglades, our “yellow” rat snakes gradually become the “Everglades” rat snakes. Rather than sporting a yellow base tone, its shifts to a more orange base… Continue Reading “Pantherophis alleghaniensis, 10 November 2018”
Nerodia clarkii compressicauda, 07 March 2008
Nerodia clarkii comperssicauda, the Mangrove salt marsh snake; Miami-Dade county, Florida (07 March 2008). Ah, yes, here’s a ball of Mangrove salt marsh snakes. I was fortunate enough to come across a small swarm of eager males desperately trying to mate with a female.… Continue Reading “Nerodia clarkii compressicauda, 07 March 2008”
Anolis cristatellus, 11 June 2016
Anolis cristatellus, the Puerto Rican crested anole; Miami-Dade county, Florida (11 June 2016). A shot of James Stroud gently holding a double-tailed Puerto Rican crested anole in south Florida. This is a non-native species fairly abundant throughout stretches of southern Florida. As for the… Continue Reading “Anolis cristatellus, 11 June 2016”
Rhadinaea flavilata, 12 May 2020
Rhadinaea flavilata, the Pinewoods snake; Volusia county, Florida (12 May 2020). A funky looking-down angle of a tiny Pinewoods snake. This is a small, repulsive species. While fairly abundant in areas, it’s a species not often observed directly. They’re very good at staying under… Continue Reading “Rhadinaea flavilata, 12 May 2020”
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 15 April 2023
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, the Dusky pigmy rattlesnake; Volusia county, Florida (15 April 2023). I came across three Duskies on this short morning hike. One ready to shed; one very hungry; the third very dirty. Duskies of all girth and size, but not one of… Continue Reading “Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 15 April 2023”
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 13 April 2023
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, the Dusky pigmy rattlesnake; Volusia county, Florida (13 April 2023). This photo feed could almost be called Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnakes and Some Other Stuff. Seriously, I see more Dusky pigmy rattlesnakes than anything else at this point. It’s the one species… Continue Reading “Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 13 April 2023”
Plestiodon laticeps, 13 April 2023
Plestiodon laticeps, the Broadhead skink; Volusia county, Florida (13 April 2023). Here’s a little big one. This is a fairly large Broadhead skink, Plestiodon laticeps. I saw two of them in relative close proximity to one another enjoying the morning sun. Couldn’t quite get… Continue Reading “Plestiodon laticeps, 13 April 2023”
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 02 April 2023
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, the Dusky pigmy rattlesnake; Volusia county, Florida (02 April 2023). Here’s another Dusky pigmy rattlesnake from my home turf. This particular Dusky pigmy rattlesnake was quite content to hold its position and sit still for me — as they often do.… Continue Reading “Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, 02 April 2023”
Spring Break 2023: Agkistrodon conanti
Agkistrodon conanti, the Florida cottonmouth; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023). Spring Break 2023 While the previous Florida cottonmouth didn’t give me much time or opportunity to snag a shot, this one most certainly did. Found near the edge of Main Park Road in… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Agkistrodon conanti”
Spring Break 2023: Thamnophis saurita sackenii
Thamnophis saurita sackenii, the Peninsula ribbon snake; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023). Spring Break 2023 Though this particular night proved to be modest on its snake offerings, I did come across couple of beauties. Featured here is a lovely Peninsula ribbon snake, a… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Thamnophis saurita sackenii”
Spring Break 2023: Agkistrodon conanti
Agkistrodon conanti, the Florida cottonmouth; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023). Spring Break 2023 This is certainly not my best shot of the day, but it is what it is. Featured here is a fairly young Florida cottonmouth getting the hell out of dodge.… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Agkistrodon conanti”
Spring Break 2023: Coluber constrictor paludicola
Coluber constrictor paludicola, the Everglades racer; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023). Spring Break 2023 Typically, racers are very shy and reactive to human presence. This Everglades racer most certainly was not. I suppose it was used to people ambling by on the paved… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Coluber constrictor paludicola”
Spring Break 2023: Alligator mississippiensis
Alligator mississippiensis, the American alligator; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023). Spring Break 2023 In Everglades National Park, some of the gators really aren’t phased by passersby. This hefty chunk of crocodilia was snoozing comfortably adjacent to the pedestrian trail at Royal Palm. I’d… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Alligator mississippiensis”
Spring Break 2023: Pseudemys nelsoni
Pseudemys nelsoni, the Florida redbelly turtle; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023). Spring Break 2023 This is certainly not a good photograph, but I adore Florida redbelly turtles and don’t want to skip representing them on the Spring Break 2023 feed!
Spring Break 2023: Agama picticauda
Agama picticauda, the African redhead agama; Monroe county, Florida (14 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 While the pictures may suck, this was an awesome sighting. Featured here are two juvenile agamas, a non-native species I’ve seen plenty of times in Miami-Dade county but never in… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Agama picticauda”
Spring Break 2023: Plestiodon inexpectatus
Plestiodon inexpectatus, the Southeastern five-lined skink; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 Pictured here is a lovely Southeastern five-lined skink bagging some morning rays. Our native skink species can be fairly reactive and shy, so I was pleased this one continued to… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Plestiodon inexpectatus”
Spring Break 2023: Anolis sagrei
Anolis sagrei, the Cuban brown anole; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 I’d be remiss if I didn’t give credit to the Cuban brown anole in the Everglades portion of this photo stream. A non-native species, the Cuban brown anole has spread… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Anolis sagrei”
Spring Break 2023: Eutrombicula on Coluber constrictor paludicola
Eutrombicula sp., chigger mites, on Coluber constrictor paludicola, the Everglades racer; Miami-Dade county, Florida (14 March 2023).Spring Break 2023 Zooming in a bit on the Everglades racer, we can see it’s infested by mites. More specifically, I believe these are chigger mites of Genus… Continue Reading “Spring Break 2023: Eutrombicula on Coluber constrictor paludicola”
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