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Coming soon! We're working on a couple videos and article related to an exciting observation this summer of Black-tailed Rattlesnake mating. Stay tuned for more... How cute is this baby Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake? 💔🐍 A couple years ago we lucked into this observation: Molly, Arizona Black Rattlesnake, retrieving and eating a Gilbert's Skink! We don't see a ton of predation events, so each one is exciting, even when the food item is such a cool lizard. Molly gave birth about four months later, so she really needed the meal. “In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.” A quickie from a den visit this fall: Western Black-tailed Rattlesnakes chilling outside their dens. Most of our work is helping snakes indirectly, by educating the public, but we sometimes help individuals too! Often snakes are thirsty when first emerging from their dens, so they're willing to drink in unnatural ways -- like this yearling Arizona Black Rattlesnake. The dark coloration of some adult Arizona Black Rattlesnakes can seem like poor camouflage. Shared photos are posed or selected because the animal is visible, so they don't give an accurate picture of how snakes look in their homes. This is how we usually find them. Snakes are thoughtful. Snakes are important predators and prey. Snakes are beautiful. Snakes are an essential part of a vibrant, functioning planet, You likely already know all this, but not everyone does. We've definitely shared this photo before, but can you see this stunning Arizona Black Rattlesnake too many times? We thought not. Our first Black-tailed Rattlesnake in New Mexico, in our usual area where the boundary between Eastern between Western Black-taileds is... not much of a boundary. Here where rattlesnakes can cross the Continental Divide with ease, it'd be interesting to know if these species are distinct and how that is maintained. Double your donation to ASP for #GivingTuesday! Right now you can double your donation to ASP! Like podcasts? This should be a good one. Our friend Dr. Erika Nowak is on the latest episode of @oriannesociety's Snake Talk Podcast to discuss the science behind snake translocation. Find it on your fave podcast app. Greenhouses are nice for plants and all, but it's really cool we can provide a little season extender for neighborhood lizards and snakes too! This Eastern Patch-nosed Snake has been basking on this woodpile the last few mornings. Not the best development for our resident lizards (they are primarily lizard eaters), but we've otherwise enjoyed seeing him every morning. Another Autumn snake baby: a Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake! It's been a different kind of baby season lately. While the snakes around here hatched or were born weeks ago, we've been seeing so many little ones at denning areas (where we think they'll spend the winter). Here are just a couple of the cuties: two baby Rock Rattlesnakes! Scenes from the Autumn den season: Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake snuggled just outside his winter den. Snakes Are Everything is BACK with Snakes Are Thoughtful Animals! ♥️🐍 Male Rock Rattlesnake stuffed in a rock crevice. This awesome rescue story was shared by #SnakeHero @RebelHawk12 on Twitter. Thank you for saving this Gophersnake! This Arizona Mountain Kingsnake appears to have just swallowed a Crevice Spiny Lizard. She wobbles and jerks as her rectangular food bulge catches on the irregular rock surface. Without the grace and wariness typical of the species, she slithers purposefully away from me and into cover to digest her meal. Snakes Are Everything is BACK with Snakes Are Misunderstood! ♥️🐍 PSA/SSA: If your #LaborDay plans include driving, please do so carefully as snakes are on the move in most of the US right now. Babies are starting to appear and are REALLY hard to see if you're not watching carefully. Did you #FindTheSnake? Can you #FindTheSnake? We'll post the answer tomorrow ♥️🐍 Last night's hike around the neighborhood yielded not one, but TWO Western Black-tailed Rattlesnakes! A young male courting a large, old female (probably in her teens). We snapped a few pics and left them to it (swipe for photos). The Black-necked Gartersnakes around here are GORGEOUS. Yet another snake whose beauty is underappreciated. Also, look at that sweet face! Three years ago today, our backyard Rock Rattlesnake drama concludes. Daryl peeks into our basement to make sure we're not hiding Carol inside (spoiler: we're not), before finally, FINALLY, finding her near a log down the hill. Three years ago today, our backyard Rock Rattlesnake drama continued. Carol keeps hunting and Daryl keeps searching... Three years ago today, our backyard Rock Rattlesnake drama continued. While Daryl continued searching for Carol, she managed to snag an Ornate Tree Lizard for lunch.

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