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Southern Florida Swampsnake (Liodytes pygaea ssp. cyclas)Observer
sam_blueDescription
DOR
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Platters
Platter 3
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Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)Observer
bio_explorerDescription
Gopher tortoise with burn injuries after a fire.
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Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti)Observer
billprantyDescription
With Don Fraser; a visit to check on the status of the Sparkleberries -- they are in prime condition now. The weather at the start was sunny and 52 degrees ("feels like" 52) with calm winds. At noon, it was sunny and 72 degrees ("feels like" 72), with a light breeze; it seemed warmer than that. Because this was a visit for hairstreaks, we had 2+ hours to spend before we could reasonably expect the butterflies to come out (it really was around 1100). As a result, we walked all the trails, including "the back 40" and the road to the barn. We finished the visit with nearly an hour at the main Sparkleberry patch, where we saw 4 Great Purple Hairstreaks and one Mangrove Skipper -- we saw one White M Hairstreak and another Mangrove Skipper on "Hairstreak Hill." The Mangrove Skippers were at least one mile east of the nearest mangroves; these are the third and fourth records for the Preserve. We left at 1308.
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Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides)Observer
crotalusupremacyDescription
A really cool observation, a scarlet king eating an egg! Does anyone know who this egg might belong to? It was hard, unlike snake eggs.
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Pascagoula Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus pascagoula)Observer
evangrimesDescription
Desmognathus pascagoula, Pyron et al., 2022. Muddy floodplain habitat, Pascagoula River drainage.
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Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)Observer
kevin1880Description
Not sure at all for this one, but possible. The area is somewhat like a pine forest.
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Eastern Coralsnake (Micrurus fulvius)Observer
tommyh44Description
Aberrant, high yellow/low red
Picked up from a couple who had killed it
1st aberrant animal I've seen in person. What a shame
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Florida Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata ssp. pictiventris)Observer
garyleavensDescription
Great Egret, with food (a Scarletsnake)
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Colubrid Snakes (Family Colubridae)Observer
dsnellDescription
Found on my front stoop
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Striped Swampsnake (Liodytes alleni)Observer
dsnellDescription
Based on the plain belly. A bad day for this poor guy.
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Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. sirtalis)Observer
rreamsDescription
DOR
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Eastern Coralsnake (Micrurus fulvius)Observer
dsnellDescription
It was a very snakey day. 3rd one I've seen here and all in different spots.
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Natricine Snakes (Subfamily Natricinae)Observer
brassmDescription
Being eaten by Tennessee toe bitters
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Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)Observer
athena_wildweedsDescription
1 of 6 dead tortoises seen within ~2 miles
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Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)Observer
ernesthwilliamsDescription
NUMBER: 20210717
SPECIES: Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758[1]
DATE, TIME: 17 July 2021, 10:50 am
LOCALITY: ~100 m west of middle western shore of Baker Lake
LATITUDE, LONGITUDE: 26.10804, -81.96701
DISTRIBUTION: Native in Brazil but spread to Mexico when the central American bridge was established and later spread to SE USA, east central states, and now further north and south according to iNaturalist. Probably due to Global Warming since animal is very sensitive to cold. It is the most widespread species of armadillo. We report it in Tobago and Trinidad in the country of Trinidad and Tobago; and the USA states of Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio; and northern Kansas; most of Illinois, Kentucky, and North Carolina (Table 1).
Table 1.
Country/State Location Latitude, Longitude iNaturalist Date
US/Illinois Urbana[2,3] 40.09312, -88.219003 177468026 09 Aug 2023
US/Iowa[4] Clive 41.6147, -93.823334 15782502 22 Aug 2018
US/Kansas Horton[3] 39.66716, -95.516975 91191766 14 Aug 2021
US/Kentucky Pit County[3] 35.775475, -77.249768 143991732 Apr 2022
“ Blue Ridge Parkway[2,3] 35.907807, -82.042644 70064532 Feb 2021
US/Michigan[4] Brown City 43.229824, -82.86464 14393203 15 Jul 2018
US/North Carolina Pitt County[3] 35.775475, -77.249768 143991732 Apr 2022
“ Rockingham County[3] 36.248181, -79.796196 198294188 Feb 2024
“ Union County[2,3] 34.977575, -80.498384 119398020 May 2022
US/Ohio[4] Mansfield 40.779405, -82.513812 97738744 11 May 2021
T & T[5]/ Trinidad[4] Aripo Savannas 10.610661, -61.186144 870371 27 Apr 2014
“/” Asa Wright 10.71789, -61.296293 9741268 16 Sep 2014
“/” Princes Township 10.108932, -61.193296 64955160 15 Nov 2020
“/” Sangre Grande 10.473556, -61.182298 108397702 09 Mar 2022
“/Tobago[4] - - - 11.28576, -60.607903 141746544 10 Nov 2022
“/” Mason Hall 11.201675, -60.705115 149136894 27 Jul 2016
1/5 11 10 years
[2]Representative of several adjacent records; [3]part of state record; [4]State Record; [5]Country Record Trinidad and Tobago
DANGER: The Nine-banded Armadillo can be naturally infected with Mycobacterium leprae and have been implicated in the zoonotic (animal to human) transmission of leprosy in the US states of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida (Sharma et al., 2015; Truman et al., 2011). This also occurs in Mexico but has been less studied (Vera-Cabrera et al., 2022). Can jump 91-120 cm (3-4 ft) straight up, making it particularly dangerous on roads.
USE: Edible (taste like pork), huntable, but not very popular in USA. Leprosy research. Possible alternative food during Global Change.
OBSERVERS: Dr. Ernest H. Williams, Jr.[6,7,9,10] and Dr. Lucy Bunkley-Williams[6,8,9,11]
REFERENCES:
<>Sharma, R., P. Singh, W. J. Loughry, J. M. Lockhart, W. B. Inman, et al. 2015. Zoonotic leprosy in the southeastern United States. Emerging Infective Diseases 21: 2127–2134. 10.3201/eid2112.150501 [PMC free article] [PubMed] [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
<>Truman, R. W., P. Singh, R. Sharma, P. Busso , J. Rougemont J, et al. 2011. Probable zoonotic leprosy in the southern United States. New England Journal of Medicine 364:1626–33. 10.1056/NEJMoa1010536 [PMC free article] [PubMed] [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]
<>Vera-Cabrera, L., C. J. Ramos-Cavazos, N. A. Youssef, C. M. Pearce, C. A. Molina-Torres et al. 2022. Mycobacterium leprae infection in a wild Nine-banded Armadillo, Nuevo León, Mexico. Emerging Infective Diseases 28:747-749. doi: 10.3201/eid2803.211295.PMID: 35202538 Free PMC article.
<>Williams, E. H. and L. Bunkley-Williams. 2021. Further north (USA) and south (South America) Global Warming spreading of the Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus. iNaturalist #93168763, 31 August 2021 (open access) [600].
FOOTNOTES:
[1]Identification was peer-reviewed, text edited and sometimes condensed. The original text is in our reprint #937 and ResearchGate. [6]Extraordinary Professors, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University, South Africa; Adjunct Professors, Research Field Station, Florida Gulf Coast University, 5164 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs, FL 34134; [7]Dept. Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico (retired); [8]Dept. Biology, UPR (retired); [9]920 St. Andrews Blvd, Naples, FL 34113-8943; [10]e-mail ermest.williams1@upr.edu; ORCID 0000-0003-0913-3013; [11]e-mail lucy.williams1@upr.edu, ORCID 0000-0003-1390-911x
Figure 1. Burrow deeply emersed in dense brush and trees.
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Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma)Observer
greglasleyDescription
This record gleaned from field journals I kept between 1968 and 2002. The first 6500+ records I posted on iNat had photo documentation, but now I am posting these records which do not have photos just to provide the data point for the species and location as best as I can for the historical record. I will also add a number to represent the approximate number of individuals of this species I recorded on the given day if more than one.
In my old journals this location is only recorded as "near Westlake, Bleckley County, Georgia". In the late 60s there was an area of abandoned buildings in a rural setting where we regularly hunted snakes. There were several nearby creeks, brushy fields, lots of scattered tin roofing on the ground, etc. I'm sure the area is populated with humanity now. The location is shown as close as I can get to the original location.
32.421 -83.4531
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Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma)Observer
elizabethncnerrDescription
Reptile
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Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)Observer
jonas_meyerDescription
About 2-3 inches longer than a size 13 Croc. Likely the size of a size 15 croc if such a croc existed
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Florida Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus ssp. mugitus)Observer
flmultispeciesDescription
lifer! stoked!
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Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)Observer
milkweed_mapperDescription
"Diamondless" aberrant individual, seen moving through property, and vanished into an armadillo burrow.
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Northern Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea ssp. copei)Observer
jnstuartDescription
Digital scan from my color slide. Ordway Preserve (= Ordway-Swisher Biological Station), near Smith Lake, Putnam Co., Florida. 9 Mar 1985.
Amelanistic specimen. Reported in: Stuart, J.N. and C.K. Dodd, Jr. 1985. Life History Notes: Cemophora coccinea copei. Coloration. Herpetological Review 16:78.
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American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)Observer
isaacthelordDescription
A large (10ft+) Burmese python being attacked by an alligator.
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Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)Observer
wildlanderPlace
Private
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Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)Observer
waterfallrichDescription
Pisgah National Forest
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Eastern Coralsnake (Micrurus fulvius)Observer
esoehrenDescription
Montane Longleaf Pine forest.
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Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)Observer
obnoxious_ospreyDescription
Took my dog out to see this!!! Came back out and he'd just finished it off. I have never heard of a brown anole eating a gecko!! So glad he let me get great shots. (yes, this is real!!!)
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Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon conanti)Observer
flashberryDescription
This was not my hand.
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Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)Observer
simonsr35Description
A typical Payne's Prairie eastern king snake. They were common 50 years ago, when the prairie had huge numbers of water loving snakes. Over a thousand snakes (mostly banded water snakes and Florida green water snakes) were often run over and killed on a given night in the summertime on the two major highways that cross the basin, and eventually the snake populations crashed. Now, there are far fewer water snakes and perhaps no king snakes at all.
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Florida Scarletsnake (Cemophora coccinea ssp. coccinea)Observer
wanderingshaunzy
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Short-tailed Snake (Lampropeltis extenuata)Observer
mudgiecrabshabistanDescription
The story as I remember it on this one. Someone sent me a text saying they found this snake and had it in a bucket but wanted me to ID it. They "tossed a lizard in with it". I got there later and looked in the bucket under something they had and it was eating the ground skink. Kind of freaked me out when I saw it for two reasons, they had a protected species in a bucket which is a no no and the fact that it was eating a skink. Any website you go to at this point only listed crowned snakes as their food source. Since this pic you see more than just snakes listed. I caught a lot of hell for this pic I took and encouraged the home owner to release it back where he found it after it finished eating
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Yellow-bellied Sea Snake (Hydrophis platurus)Observer
sdnhmDescription
Photos taken at Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Weight : 90-100g
Total length: 642mm
SVL: 567mm
Tail length: 75mm
Adult male, head covered in algae.
In situ photo Credit: “Sean Carey, Lifeguard Captain, City of Coronado”
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South Florida Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis occipitolineata)Observer
mike_rochford
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South Florida Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis occipitolineata)Observer
captainjack0000
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Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum ssp. flagellum)Observer
bobbyfingersDescription
Large "tan phase" male. Vicinity of Myakka City, Florida.
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Florida Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus ssp. mugitus)Observer
brandonwooDescription
Pretty large snake!
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Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum ssp. flagellum)Observer
ekulogicDescription
Very large Eastern Coachwhip by beach.
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Florida Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus ssp. mugitus)Observer
meganblanchardDescription
Black tongue, very defensive even from over 15ft away
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Central Florida Crowned Snake (Tantilla relicta ssp. neilli)Observer
aispinsects
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Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)Observer
bradmoonDescription
Laying eggs! Near her burrow, but not in the apron. While two friends and I observed--from a distance--she periodically pulled her head into her shell and held it there briefly as if it helped her push eggs out, although I couldn't be sure about that because I wasn't close enough to see the eggs. She also kicked her hind legs to bury the eggs and made dirt fly up behind her several times.
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Mangrove Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin ssp. rhizophorarum)Observer
kevin_wcDescription
Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum - based on range and genetic work gathered. Lower Keys. Exact location withheld due to sensitivity of habitat and species itself.
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Banded Galliwasp (Diploglossus fasciatus)Observer
timhirschDescription
Sitting on ledge at visitors' centre near entrance to Caverna do Diabo (Devil's Cave) in the Upper Ribeira Valley. Spotted by Gislene Furquim, trainee environmental monitor (guide) from the nearby quilombo community of Ivoporunduva. Identification by Bruno Lima. Photos by Gislene Furquim and Tubtim Tubtim.
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Dark-spotted Anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei)Observer
vincentpremelDescription
First record for inaturalist
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Genus OnoreodrilusObserver
calliebroaddusDescription
Over 5' long, found crossing the road in NW Ecuador at Dracula Reserve, around 2,000m elevation.
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Orca (Orcinus orca)Observer
stevestevensDescription
8-9 individuals. transients. t73a1 and t64a present in encounter
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Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)Observer
horseshoekidDescription
Sometimes you just gotta mash the shutter for too long
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Bonnets (Genus Mycena)Observer
lohitytDescription
Golden-backed Frog
Mushroom grown on frog body
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Kumquat (Citrus japonica)Observer
alexx_kDescription
Not sure exactly what type of citrus. Found growing in woods nearby
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Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius ssp. barbouri)Observer
mrizekDescription
Found this little feller in the road the other day. Moved him out of the road since there were about to be quite a few trucks to pass by that wouldn’t take as kindly to his presence.
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Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)Observer
bobbyfingersDescription
This Observation is Rated "5 F" - (another "Fossilized Foto From the Fingers Files"), haha! Found this beautiful 45" adult male Lampropeltis getula "floridana" (this particular regional color/pattern form was called a "Tampa Yellow" by field guys of the day) about 25 years ago, while exploring a little-used section of the Seminole Gulf Freight Railway that ran along a saltmarsh within walking distance of my hotel. Several Mangrove Saltmarsh Snakes (Nerodia c. compressicauda) of both phases, and nearly all growth stages were observed in the immediate vicinity as well - their abundance undoubtedly a contributing factor in this Kingsnake's robust weight and outwardly healthy appearance!
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Banded Watersnake × Saltmarsh Snake (Nerodia fasciata × clarkii)Observer
jjmiller22
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Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi)Observer
obnoxious_ospreyDescription
Walked out to find this guy, seems likes he's a little out of range. About 7 feet.
