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Does backyard herping count?

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Here are some shots I got last week while in my back yard. I know it's just a run of the mill lizard, but if someone can tell me what they are, that would be great.

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Kind of looks like a Bahaman Anole. Certainly some sort of anole, though. I dig their angry little throat.
 
Yep, that's a Brown Anole. And sure, backyard herping counts!

Here's a fuzzy one of a gorgeous Black Rat snake I found in my backyard. Happy backyard herping! :)
 
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I find black ratsnakes in my yard every year :hurray: There is an old live oak in the front yard that has been struck by lightning many moons ago and the black rats love laying their eggs inside the hollows. One year I may find a baby or two, if not I always find shed skins. Check out my photos, got a coupla pics of some BIG ones.
 
LauraB said:
:) Shine - what did you find, lucky girl?
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Well, I found a toad in the window well... But there were some escapee snakes because I wasn't use to the new rack and then the day following that one of the dragons jumped out of her cage... :eek:

They've all been recovered :thumbsup:

LauraB said:
And uh ... where did my photo go?
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Time to go herping for your photos now :D
 
Well, I found a toad in the window well... But there were some escapee snakes because I wasn't use to the new rack and then the day following that one of the dragons jumped out of her cage...
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Wow! Lots of herp-happenings at one time at the Shine household! I'm glad all were recovered in good shape :)

Around here all the toads, chorus frogs and tree frogs are out and about. It's been happily noisy at night for the past few. Scattered thunderstorms with a 100% chance of frog activity. lol

I backed my car over a baby ringneck snake on the driveway last week - it's long, slopes downward and is somewhat shaded by trees on both sides. I just didn't see it basking on the concrete, although I know the 'hood snakes do that often and unfortunately it's like the second time in the last 3 years I've accidently done that. I hate it. :(

As for herping for my photo ... looks like "Logician" took care of it, when "Logician" edited my post - suffice it to say it was an awesome, very healthy, almost 5 ft gorgeous specimen.
And returned to the wild, as it should be :)
 
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