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Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti)

Date

June 2024

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Coastal Rosy Boa (Lichanura orcutti)

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ryandinger

Date

March 2024

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Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. oreganus)

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tothemax

Date

March 2024

Description

Mating pair found under a coverboard.

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Honey Wolf Spider (Hoggicosa brennani)

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ravine_

Date

April 18, 2023 01:25 PM ACST

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hanspeterfischer

Date

May 21, 2024 12:21 PM +05

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thomasbarbin

Date

June 6, 2024 01:15 PM PDT

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kbmacroart

Date

May 19, 2024 02:45 PM CDT

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Reticulated Gecko (Coleonyx reticulatus)

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dracorjc

Date

July 2020

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Found about 10 feet apart! My lifers thanks to some new friends

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thyg

Date

June 13, 2023 11:14 AM PDT

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Date

March 27, 2024 06:00 PM PDT

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hjallevad

Date

June 11, 2024 09:49 PM CEST

Description

In nest of Formica sanguinea. Only one adult beetle was found, but its larvae were very numerous in several nests.

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boazsolorio

Date

July 29, 2023 12:54 AM PDT

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Red Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum ssp. piceus)

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adventurerob

Date

April 30, 2009 09:07 AM UTC

Description

Started on road and quickly "raced" up nearby Willow.

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Marbled Scorpion (Lychas variatus)

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arachon

Date

April 5, 2023

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Typical Treehoppers (Family Membracidae)

Date

May 26, 2024 02:00 PM PDT

Description

On Eriodictyon crassifolium.

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June 2, 2024 02:00 PM PDT

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San Bernardino Mountains Dudleya (Dudleya abramsii ssp. affinis)

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toyonito

Date

June 2024

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Green Lynx Spiders (Genus Peucetia)

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phelsumas4life

Date

June 3, 2024 06:01 AM PDT

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Two-striped Garter Snake (Thamnophis hammondii)

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ryandinger

Date

May 2024

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Granite Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus orcutti)

Date

June 3, 2024 06:29 PM PDT

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Mealybugs (Family Pseudococcidae)

Date

January 15, 2024 02:00 PM PST

Description

Feeding on grass roots under a wooden board.

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Bleached Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata ssp. ruthveni)

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herptracker

Date

June 29, 2013

Description

An adult bleached earless lizard observed in the late afternoon. This individual sat in an alert posture in the shade of a small shrub, and was only mildly disturbed by my proximity.

It showed less fear (was more approachable) than other earless lizards observed in the general area.

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Langsdorff's Coralsnake (Micrurus langsdorffi)

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sullivanribbit

Date

January 25, 2022 10:25 AM PST

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c_a_critter

Date

May 13, 2024 10:27 AM AEST

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Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko (Phyllodactylus nocticolus)

Date

March 2024

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Barefoot Banded Gecko (Coleonyx switaki)

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naturenate

Date

March 2020

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nickybay

Date

March 13, 2024 03:07 PM +08

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nickybay

Date

September 19, 2021 01:12 AM +08

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Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

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frostioe

Date

August 19, 2023 12:25 AM MDT

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Red Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum ssp. piceus)

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frostioe

Date

April 2024

Description

Such photogenic species!

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jmmaes

Date

August 9, 1986

Description

Lucanus ferriei PLANET, 1898.
Japon: Kagoshima-ken : Amami-oshima: Tatsugo-cho : Nagano-toge, 9-VIII-1986, col. Satoshi Arai, leg. Shinya Kawai (1 male).

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taisha568

Date

May 2023

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Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux)

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christophercaine

Date

September 11, 2013

Description

Locals claimed it before any measurements could be taken. Photo captured by Gerrie Heyns

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Robust Clubhook Squid (Onykia robusta)

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zooillogix

Date

July 7, 2017 04:27 PM PDT

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New Zealand Glowworm (Arachnocampa luminosa)

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oli_in_gold

Date

February 11, 2017 09:00 PM CET

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mhedin

Date

May 14, 2024 02:48 PM PDT

Description

grassy sage flats, pinyon juniper woodlands

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pedrova

Date

April 4, 2015

Description

Hembra atrapando al futuro alimento de su larva

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mosesaubrey

Date

May 2024

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Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea)

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wayneosborn

Date

May 15, 2024 11:22 AM WITA

Description

Day octopus ransacking convict blenny burrow.

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Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)

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lazibears

Date

March 23, 2024 10:03 AM PDT

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talibzuo

Date

May 2024

Place

Morocco (Google, OSM)

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King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

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fymay1220

Date

August 10, 2014 03:15 PM HKT

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King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

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lawrencehylton

Date

April 2024

Place

Missing Location

Description

killed by taxi, measured 3.52 metres

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Arroyo Toad (Anaxyrus californicus)

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lmctague1

Date

May 2024

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Date

June 12, 2022 01:00 PM CDT

Description

planta epífita sobre Nolina parviflora

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Argentine Saguaro (Trichocereus terscheckii)

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det_met

Date

December 2019

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Prickly Pears (Genus Opuntia)

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roger2495

Date

April 20, 2024 08:23 PM CEST

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Greater Argonaut (Argonauta argo)

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harazaki

Date

May 11, 2007 02:49 PM JST

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Greater Argonaut (Argonauta argo)

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cesia8

Date

June 25, 2022 05:36 PM PDT

Description

Found washed up on the beach of santa rosa island near the main pier. Very light and thin material. Mostly white with just a small amount of black/brown on the edges of the end.

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bvcruz

Date

April 26, 2024 09:49 PM CEST

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Gingerbushes (Genus Tetradenia)

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louis_aureglia

Date

March 30, 2024 01:13 PM EAT

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Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

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isaacthelord

Date

September 10, 2023 05:48 PM EDT

Description

"Wow there's so many photographers here today, make sure to get my good side!" - Semipalmated Plover

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cassiia

Date

January 9, 2024 11:05 AM CST

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North American Freshwater Catfishes (Family Ictaluridae)

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william_deml

Date

December 17, 2002 12:00 AM EST

Description

This observation is of the Fish, rather than the Snake that ingested it (listed separately).

My colleagues and I took this photograph of an actual original and unique X-Ray (physical "hard copy") film made in the Emergency Room of the University hospital in which I worked night shifts back in 2002. It was the regional center for medical treatment of snake bites in north central Florida. This Florida Cottonmouth's (Agkistrodon conanti) coiled body, head to tail, can be measured on the original film by laying a piece of string on the image, tracing the course of the backbone. At 58 inches, or 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimeters) then, this a pretty large snake as Water Moccasins go.

What's more, one of the main reasons we X-rayed it at all was that it had clearly recently eaten something. It had a large bulge in it's stomach, down about a third of it's body length, just past its air-filled lungs that are visible on the film as well defined darker shapes. We found the bulge was a big fish with a large blunt bony skull and easily discernable swim bladder, which we thought to be a catfish (though we lacked an Ichthyologist amongst the E.R. staff of course).

I can follow the fish's spine for much of its length in the image, but lose it somewhere along the snake's lung in the extreme right of the picture. There is an interesting and distinct structure visible at the top that looks to me like a bony spine at the front of the dorsal fin. The skull is about 7 centimeters long, and the fin spine about 3 centimeters long, measured directly from the actual film. I don't know whether the loose dense material below the swim bladder represents the fish's stomach contents, or something else in the snake's stomach. The X-Ray film was 11 by 14 inches in size, so the fish must have been roughly around a foot (30 centimeters) long in total. We did not, in any case dissect the snake in the E.R.

My impression at the time was that this was most likely something like a Brown Bullhead, just judging from what I could make out of its size and shape. It would be fascinating to hear from someone more familiar with fish skeletons and anatomy. I am sure identification from an X-Ray is possible, considering what can be done with even fossil remains among experts. I will defer to anyone with more experience reading fish X-rays.

The Radiological Technician that made the actual exposure for us on film, at my request, wrote the details of the exposure for future reference on the film itself, which, though the film suffered damage when it was later stolen from my vehicle inside a locked briefcase and dumped out in a back alley and further mistreated both by the thieves and the weather, I can still read most of what he wrote with a "magic marker":
"40(or 46) MA
1 MAS
56 KV"
Are there any X-Ray Tech's out there who can confirm that that is in fact a good exposure for a big dead snake with enclosed fish?

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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

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nomen_dubium

Date

May 12, 2024 10:21 AM MSK

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Oregon Oak (Quercus garryana)

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thomasbarbin

Date

May 10, 2024 10:57 PM PDT

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david99

Date

May 7, 2024 10:46 PM PDT

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Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

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andrealikesbirds

Date

March 22, 2024 02:57 PM HST

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Northern Spearnose Poacher (Agonopsis vulsa)

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shanegross

Date

August 17, 2022 12:42 AM PDT

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Northern Spearnose Poacher (Agonopsis vulsa)

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jackson_chu

Date

June 19, 2023 10:51 AM PDT

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Giant Huntsman Spiders (Genus Heteropoda)

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nickybay

Date

February 7, 2021 01:04 AM +08

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Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

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mlodinow

Date

May 10, 2024 01:15 PM MDT

Description

With Red-shanked Grasshopper

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amith_kiran

Date

September 13, 2019 06:14 PM IST

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sujith

Date

September 14, 2019 10:44 AM UTC

Description

Saw both male and female together in the web

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Common Cellar Spiders (Genus Pholcus)

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themufflab

Date

October 13, 2022 08:46 PM CEST

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Daddy Longlegs Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)

Date

January 2024

Place

Bayern, DE (Google, OSM)

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naturephotosuze

Date

August 31, 2023 09:00 AM PDT

Description

Oro Vista Park

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Oak Jumping Spider (Metaphidippus manni)

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sean_c

Date

May 13, 2024 05:04 PM PDT

Description

Collected from fence beneath oak tree. This was next to a normal Metaphidippus manni male, and is substantially larger. @calebcam @salttaxa I would appreciate any input on this- I don't quite know what I'm looking at. Obviously there's something wrong with the palps, but otherwise I'm not sure if this is M. manni or another species entirely, though none else would make sense in this location? Maybe this is an intersex individual??

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Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)

Date

April 2021

Place

Private

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Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)

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California Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis)

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mosesaubrey

Date

May 2024

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justinchans

Date

May 2, 2024 03:57 PM HKT

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thomasbarbin

Date

May 20, 2023 03:30 PM PDT

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Hirsute Paradise Spider (Habronattus hirsutus)

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justinchans

Date

May 2024

Description

courtship display in situ!!!!

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Meshweavers (Family Dictynidae)

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kamedaphor

Date

June 2018

Description

~2mm, with thin film of web on the aggregate patio, partly under a table leg. I’m hoping someone can narrow it down because I’m not even sure where to begin.

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Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs, and Allies (Superfamily Pentatomoidea)

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nickybay

Date

August 28, 2021 10:38 PM +08

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nickybay

Date

August 28, 2021 10:37 PM +08

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Lichen Huntsman (Genus Pandercetes)

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nickybay

Date

August 28, 2021 11:53 PM +08

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nickybay

Date

July 31, 2021 10:24 PM +08

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Asian Longnose Whipsnakes (Genus Ahaetulla)

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nickybay

Date

July 27, 2021 12:40 AM +08

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Lichen Huntsman (Genus Pandercetes)

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nickybay

Date

July 31, 2021 10:41 PM +08

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ectothermist

Date

March 16, 2019 09:00 PM PDT

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aunty

Date

March 29, 2016

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Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus gigas)

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steven-cyclist

Date

December 28, 2006 03:55 PM EST

Description

Fast-receding, wind-driven low tide left many large squids stuck on the beach. Gulls were pecking at them while still alive. I saw a fisherman go collect one as bait and dog food.

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Purpleback Squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis)

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underwaterpat

Date

July 9, 2021 10:42 PM PDT

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Giant Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ingens)

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russnamitz

Date

May 2024

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San Joaquin Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum ssp. ruddocki)

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ryandinger

Date

April 2024

Description

Permitted by Cal Poly and BLM

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San Diego Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus ssp. similis)

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calebv15

Date

May 2024

Description

I think? Completely dark with no color anywhere on it which is very unusual. The one time I don’t have my camera…

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San Diego Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. annectens)

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ki6h

Date

May 5, 2024 01:57 PM PDT

Description

A battle between a San Diego Gopher Snake and California Ground Squirrel that ended in a draw.

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Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)

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connorragland

Place

Private

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California Vole (Microtus californicus)

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janeyd

Date

April 7, 2024 10:46 AM PDT

Description

Predated by male Kestrel and delivered to female. Kestrel observation in other submission.

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Blue-lipped Sea Krait (Laticauda laticaudata)

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clairegoiran

Date

April 15, 2024 12:36 PM +11

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Mauve Stinger (Pelagia noctiluca)

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giancarlo_torre

Date

April 29, 2024 05:51 PM CEST

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Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata)

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safechrislaurie

Date

May 3, 2024 04:28 PM CDT

Description

Bug Wall