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Shapeshifters (Original Poetry)

8 May 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Krisz Rokk

I recognize you, lizardno matter how much you pimp your vehicleCastles, palaces, officesThey are great places to perform your ritualsGovernments, actors, musicians,let’s not forget thy beloved championsYou’re so addicted to recognition. You’ve fallen...

Female Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

6 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments willemvzyl

Boomslang are one of Southern Africa's dangerously venomous snake species - a microscopic amount of Boomslang venom can be fatal to an adult human. That being said, they are extremely timid snakes and bites are rare - they would much rather flee tha...

Flowerpot Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus)

27 Oct 2021 1 minute read 1 comment willemvzyl

A tiny, unobtrusive snake that's found in gardens in coastal towns and feeds and ants and ant eggs. This is South Africa's only introduced snake species - they were accidentally imported to port towns in bags of soils or pots of flowers (hence the n...

Weekday Nature Walk: Resting Reptiles (Endangered Species Highlight)

28 Apr 2021 2 minute read 4 comments tych0_21

This week has been the first of the year to really feel like Spring here in the northern United States. A series of late frosts (and even a few snow flurries) maintained the illusion of winter up until the last few days when the cold finally lifted....

Agamas and Chameleons - two reptiles I love to photograph

30 Dec 2020 3 minute read 4 comments Andrastia

Sing it with me.....A-gama, Gama Gama Gama Gama Chameleon?   I had to throw in Boy George there. Mom jokes are allowed in our house.    This is probably the post to round off the year of 2020 and I thought I'd show off some fancy, colourful lizards t...

Part 2 - The reptiles and amphibians that we didn't find

10 Nov 2020 2 minute read 1 comment Andrastia

Following on from my previous post (which you can view here) I decided to put together a virtual photographic walk-through of my encounters with some reptiles and amphibians that were markedly absent on my last trip. I'll be breaking theses up into a...

Anole lizard changing colors on Holly bush

26 Jul 2019 1 minute read 3 comments Solominer

Ive seen this reptile brown and green colored, and I think its the same lizard. It can change colors depending on where it is sitting at the time.    Camera Model Canon EOS Rebel T1i  Lens EF-S 18-55mm  Filter UV filter to protect lens  Aperture f/5...

Endangered animals: Green Turtle

31 Mar 2019 1 minute read 0 comments Nature Lover

Sea turtles have existed millions of years ago, since the time of the dinosaurs. They can lay more than 150 eggs at a time. The sex of small turtles is temperature dependent. They use the earth´s magnetic fields to navigate. Green turtles live in tr...

Spring is in the air...

13 Mar 2019 1 minute read 0 comments kennbmondo

The locals are turning our backyard into an outdoor Porn Palace. Please drop some BNTY and a follow. New art and photography every day.