Magdalena River Turtle
Tracy Karplus
The Magdalena River Turtle (Podocnemis lewyana) is a Colombian endemic classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Kirtland’s Snake
Kirtland’s Snakes are perhaps most well-known for their microhabitat associations with burrowing crayfishes, where they traverse the aquatic-fossorial and predator-prey boundary in the dark, flooded underground labyrinths excavated by their crayfish hosts.
Timber Rattlesnake
Timber rattlesnakes are a species of conservation concern throughout much of their distribution. The reasons for this range from habitat loss to direct persecution.
Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnakes
Pygmy Rattlesnakes range throughout the southeastern United States, occupying densely vegetated areas within flatwoods, sandhills, and wetland ecotones. -Samantha Dillon
World Snake Day 2023 Snake Stories
We love a good Snake Story.
At the end of every Snake Talk Podcast episode, Dr. Jenkins asks all of his guests to pretend they are sitting around a campfire, sharing their Best Snake Story. In celebration of World Snake Day 2023, we are bringing you some of our favorites!
Sonoran Desert Toad
This Sonoran Desert Toad (Incilius alvarius) was photographed on a monsoon night in Arizona. If you look closely, you can still see the legs of an Desert Blonde Tarantula sticking out of its mouth.
Spotted Turtle
Views:191 views “On a sunny day back in mid-April, I was hiking through one of Virginia’s remaining pond-pine…
Long Live the Turtles!
Views:302 views DOUBLE YOUR TURTLE CONSERVATION INVESTMENT NOW! The world is facing an urgent threat – over 60%…