Tucson Herpetological Society
@tucsonherps.bsky.social
Est. 1988 - Dedicated to the conservation, education, and research concerning the amphibians and reptiles of Arizona and México. Linktr.ee/tucson.herps
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2025 is the Year of the Snake, where our favorite creature represents renewal and regeneration. The Lunar New Year, which includes Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, Tet in Vietnam and more, is one where we can all slither into a new start.
#SnakeWeek #SnakeWeek2025
#SnakeWeek #SnakeWeek2025
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For the torts!🐢
Represented by our team at WELC, advocates at @wildearthguardians.bsky.social @westernwatersheds.bsky.social @deserttortoise.bsky.social @tucsonherps.bsky.social are challenging the USFWS in fed court for denying the Sonoran desert tortoise ESA protections: bit.ly/SonoranTortoise
Represented by our team at WELC, advocates at @wildearthguardians.bsky.social @westernwatersheds.bsky.social @deserttortoise.bsky.social @tucsonherps.bsky.social are challenging the USFWS in fed court for denying the Sonoran desert tortoise ESA protections: bit.ly/SonoranTortoise
Wildlife groups’ legal challenge: Feds hanging imperiled Sonoran desert tortoise out to dry - Western Environmental Law Center
Today, wildlife advocates challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in federal court for denying Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the Sonoran desert tortoise in 2022. The Des...
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June 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
For the torts!🐢
Represented by our team at WELC, advocates at @wildearthguardians.bsky.social @westernwatersheds.bsky.social @deserttortoise.bsky.social @tucsonherps.bsky.social are challenging the USFWS in fed court for denying the Sonoran desert tortoise ESA protections: bit.ly/SonoranTortoise
Represented by our team at WELC, advocates at @wildearthguardians.bsky.social @westernwatersheds.bsky.social @deserttortoise.bsky.social @tucsonherps.bsky.social are challenging the USFWS in fed court for denying the Sonoran desert tortoise ESA protections: bit.ly/SonoranTortoise
This Monday at 7pm MST Dr. Stacey Weiss will present, Egg Protection in the Absence of Parental Care: The gut and reproductive micro-biome of Sceloporus lizards and its role in providing anti-fungal protection to eggs. To attend in person or virtually, click on the link in our bio
February 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This Monday at 7pm MST Dr. Stacey Weiss will present, Egg Protection in the Absence of Parental Care: The gut and reproductive micro-biome of Sceloporus lizards and its role in providing anti-fungal protection to eggs. To attend in person or virtually, click on the link in our bio
A link to some rad snake developments so far this year!
#yearofthesnake2025 @snakeweek.bsky.social
@iucn-snake.bsky.social #snakeweek2025
#yearofthesnake2025 @snakeweek.bsky.social
@iucn-snake.bsky.social #snakeweek2025
Year of the Snake: a serpent selection to celebrate Lunar New Year!
Enjoy some of our favourite snake research from across our journals.
blog.pensoft.net
February 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A link to some rad snake developments so far this year!
#yearofthesnake2025 @snakeweek.bsky.social
@iucn-snake.bsky.social #snakeweek2025
#yearofthesnake2025 @snakeweek.bsky.social
@iucn-snake.bsky.social #snakeweek2025
Happy Lunar New Year! 2025 is Year of the Snake! THS is excited about sharing great content and programming with @snakeweek.bsky.social as the year progresses. Stay tuned!
At the Hutchinson Zoo our visitors get the inspiring experience of getting to view many Kansas native species in our varied habitats. Our mission is "Plains conservation through community engagement, inspiring experiences, and exemplary animal care". #snakeweek #snakeweek2025
📷 Sierra Wood
📷 Sierra Wood
February 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Happy Lunar New Year! 2025 is Year of the Snake! THS is excited about sharing great content and programming with @snakeweek.bsky.social as the year progresses. Stay tuned!
2025 is the Year of the Snake, where our favorite creature represents renewal and regeneration. The Lunar New Year, which includes Chinese New Year, Seollal in Korea, Tet in Vietnam and more, is one where we can all slither into a new start.
#SnakeWeek #SnakeWeek2025
#SnakeWeek #SnakeWeek2025
February 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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“In the long run, there are no secrets in science. The universe will not cooperate in a cover-up.”
— Arthur C. Clarke
— Arthur C. Clarke
December 10, 2024 at 2:43 AM
“In the long run, there are no secrets in science. The universe will not cooperate in a cover-up.”
— Arthur C. Clarke
— Arthur C. Clarke
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Welcome everyone, and thanks for following - let's build community, let's heal, and not give up. My agenda? 20k photos just sitting on my hard drive is a waste, so I'm gonna share 'em out - mostly nature pix, esp. amphibians and reptiles, but other subjects too. I'm glad you're here.
December 5, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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This is a wild plan to combat cane toads in Australia:
What I currently spend half my time studying! Fighting cane toads with cane toads.
www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2024/11...?
www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2024/11...?
Using cane toads to destroy cane toads: how ‘Peter Pan’ tadpoles are keeping these pests from ever growing up - Australian Geographic
Researchers have discovered that cane toad tadpoles are cannibalistic and can help stop the spread of their fellow toads.
www.australiangeographic.com.au
November 28, 2024 at 6:18 AM
This is a wild plan to combat cane toads in Australia:
THS President, Robert Villa’s take on Dune’s Sand Worms and Sonoran Desert Toads with @themadstone.bsky.social
What trippy worm ooze can teach us about saving nature
A conversation with a desert conservationist about giant sandworms, toad tripping, and more.
www.sciof.fi
December 4, 2024 at 6:36 PM
THS President, Robert Villa’s take on Dune’s Sand Worms and Sonoran Desert Toads with @themadstone.bsky.social
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First post here.
I’ll unpack our new paper @science.org highlighting the loss of old animals and calling for ‘longevity conservation’
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I’ll unpack our new paper @science.org highlighting the loss of old animals and calling for ‘longevity conservation’
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Loss of Earth’s old, wise, and large animals
Earth’s old animals are in decline. Despite this, emerging research is revealing the vital contributions of older individuals to cultural transmission, population dynamics, and ecosystem processes and...
www.science.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:43 AM
First post here.
I’ll unpack our new paper @science.org highlighting the loss of old animals and calling for ‘longevity conservation’
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I’ll unpack our new paper @science.org highlighting the loss of old animals and calling for ‘longevity conservation’
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Happy 165th birthday for the publication of The Origin of Species, and people thinking deeply about evolutionary trees. Darwin's notebook entry about phylogenesis, show here, is older, at 187 years, and became the basis for the only figure originally published in The Origin.
November 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Happy 165th birthday for the publication of The Origin of Species, and people thinking deeply about evolutionary trees. Darwin's notebook entry about phylogenesis, show here, is older, at 187 years, and became the basis for the only figure originally published in The Origin.
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Just finished touring our new docents through the collections. On the floor, the museum uses our specimens at every turn.
November 20, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Just finished touring our new docents through the collections. On the floor, the museum uses our specimens at every turn.
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Here’s my most recent essay on why natural history matters (more available on the publications page of my website). static1.squarespace.com/static/5186a...
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November 19, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Here’s my most recent essay on why natural history matters (more available on the publications page of my website). static1.squarespace.com/static/5186a...