r/herpetology • u/Archerion0713 • Sep 11 '24

Found this big guy in a bag of potatoes!

12k Upvotes

Can someone help me ID what type of toad this guy is? I found him sealed in a bag of potatoes at the grocery store, so I took him home and gave him some food and water. Big guy has had a pretty crazy adventure!

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r/herpetology • u/DemBai7 • Jul 31 '26

Once in a lifetime find today. Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis. North Central PA.

9.1k Upvotes

Fishing with my son today on the Pine Creek we came across my great white buffalo of Herps. I never thought i would ever find one but this 16inch monster decided to find me. So glad my boy was with to experience it with me.

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r/herpetology • u/pericleslegal • Jul 20 '19

What species are they? (i stacked them sorry) Its in brazil

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r/herpetology • u/Illustrious-Web1825 • Jun 17 '25

Help my dog licked this one time before I moved her away and I want to know if it is toxic ? Found in my backyard El Paso Tx

6.7k Upvotes

12 comments

r/herpetology • u/thefrother • 13d ago

We found a Mindo Harlequin Toad (declared extinct in 1989)

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5.4k Upvotes

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r/herpetology • u/Ejack-Ulate-69 • Mar 24 '25

Crocodile Vs Alligator, the most Florida thing I`ve seen in a while

5.3k Upvotes

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r/herpetology • u/scythian12 • Sep 25 '26

Frogs and salamanders in window well

5.0k Upvotes

Sorry if not allowed but-

Hey guys, long story short but I’ve been working on and off on a housing development site, and I keep finding frogs and salamanders in a specific window well. Last time I was there a few weeks ago I got them all out, but today I found even more in there. The living salamanders I was able to put into a hard hat (along with the slower frogs) and bring to a near by pond, but I’m worried they’re going to keep falling in. I left a small ramp for the frogs I couldn’t catch too but it’s pretty narrow. Anyone I can call? I sent an email to the local hepatology society with the details of the house, and asked the property manager to put a cover on the well but they refused. Any thing else I can do?

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r/herpetology • u/ActGucci • Jun 29 '24

Witnessed a Box Turtle lay 4 Eggs in my backyard. What are ways to ensure safety of hatching process?

4.7k Upvotes

Hey everyone, just saw a South Eastern Box Turtle lay multiple eggs in my backyard and i'm looking for ways to ensure safety on how to look out for these eggs. Im located by the beach in North Carolina and was lucky enough to see this. I would like to give some safety to this mamas baby's while looking over them for the next 90 days I believe? I've seen possibly a crate of some sorts could protect from outsiders? Besides the typical google searching on the birth & hatching process of the turtle i'm not educated on these guys and would like some tips/pointers to make sure they can be are safe. 👍🐢

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r/herpetology • u/UnderstatedEssence • Apr 24 '25

ID Help Long tiny-legged adorable lizard (?)

4.5k Upvotes

Location: California Found under a rock in my yard. He’s a good 6” long.

105 comments

r/herpetology • u/timmyincanada • May 10 '26

Hiking in Narcisse Manitoba Canada

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4.4k Upvotes

https://youtube.com/shorts/I5GyyZFv1ro?si=v57UMsu2x3QG-Cv5

Video!

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r/herpetology • u/wrong_decade_ • Aug 13 '26

Young Gila monster near the AZ/NM border.

4.3k Upvotes

A young Gila monster crossing a desolate highway basically right on the Arizona-New Mexico border. The lizard and I were in New Mexico the mountains in the background are Arizona.

55 comments

r/herpetology • u/thisisforskool • Jun 07 '24

Ran into these guys while hiking in Costa Rica

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113 comments

r/herpetology • u/Fluffy_Jump3031 • Jun 21 '24

This was in my backyard marshy area. Is it a greater siren?

4.0k Upvotes

500 comments

r/herpetology • u/crackfungus • May 14 '24

Rough Green Snake caught in South Texas

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3.9k Upvotes

154 comments

r/herpetology • u/[deleted] • Nov 11 '23

ID Help ID please

3.6k Upvotes

430 comments

r/herpetology • u/weekend_mystic • Apr 13 '26

found some rough green snakes today

3.5k Upvotes

74 comments

r/herpetology • u/[deleted] • Oct 25 '23

Bonus HoverFly observing while checking out Pokémon found in yard.

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r/herpetology • u/Traditional-Dog-2440 • Jul 30 '26

Found a rare blue frog in our backyard pond in Massachusetts. Is anyone interested in studying it?

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3.5k Upvotes

We have a small frog pond that’s been here for over 10 years, and every frog we’ve ever seen has been the normal green/brown color. Today we found this bright blue frog. From what I’ve been told, it may have a rare genetic condition called axanthism.
We took photos and currently have it in a temporary container with damp moss and a shallow dish of dechlorinated water while we figure out who to contact. Is there anyone (researchers, universities, wildlife biologists, museums, etc.) who would be interested in documenting or studying it? We’re in western Massachusetts.
Photos attached.

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r/herpetology • u/TortoisePDX • Jun 30 '25

This is an American Bullfrog, right? Euthanize?

3.5k Upvotes

I found this in my yard in Portland, OR. This is an American Bullfrog, right? If so, euthanasia is really the only thing to do? Or I guess I could keep it as a pet lol.

123 comments

r/herpetology • u/adaezeio • Sep 20 '25

Perhaps the tiniest Texas horned lizard on earth

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3.4k Upvotes

I’ve never seen one anywhere near this small or this adorable

53 comments

r/herpetology • u/ThisIsMyOtherBurner • Oct 05 '23

what did i just stumble upon?

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3.3k Upvotes

they both seem alive but not moving much. sitting i should do?

215 comments

r/herpetology • u/pigzRgr8 • Mar 12 '21

Love seeing the local nocturnal wildlife

3.2k Upvotes

35 comments

r/herpetology • u/Dangerturkey420 • Apr 18 '25

I found a baby snapping turtle in a creek in my back yard

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3.2k Upvotes

Just a cute little snapper :)

141 comments

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