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WhitePaaws
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Colombian Biologist and Wildlife Photographer. In central Arizona for the next few months. 🏳️‍🌈 Furry. He/Him. 28. I speedrun games sometimes. pfp: @/juliekarbon.bsky.social
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Lifer Lowland Leopard Frog from a hike today! One of the many protected Ranid species in Arizona.

I wish I had spent more time looking for amphibians in AZ, as my time here is coming to an end soon, but I'm really happy to add another species to my life list before heading back east. #herps 🐸
A picture of a Lowland Leopard Frog chilling on some mud. This species is brown-ish/green, mostly green near their head and more brown on their legs and back.
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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My lifer Ground Snake found on the crawl last week! This is such an absolute beauty and was one of the species I really wanted to see out west. #herps 🐍
A picture of a Ground Snake coiled over some rocks and sand. This individual is gray with a bright orange line going down their back. They also have a bit of orange on their snoot. A picture of the Ground Snake in hand. Showcases how small the snake is.
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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My lifer Western Patch-nosed Snake I found earlier this week at work while hiking back to camp!

This guy was out enjoying the late afternoon sun and I was thrilled to see them, as it’s a species I didn’t think I would find at all!! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Western Patch-nosed Snake coiled on a rocky sandy substrate. This species is light brown with two dark brown/black stripes going down the sides of their body. They also have a big scale on the front of their head which is where their name comes from.
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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I've heard Great Horned Owls frequently while camping in the last month or two but I've never seen any until this weekend. This is the first one I'm able to photograph! What a beautiful animal! #birds 🪶
A picture of a Great Horned Owl perched on a small branch of a bigger tree. This owl has different gray tones on their wings, a lighter colored face, yellow eyes and the two "horns" on top of their head.
October 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans)

We finished the work week early and I decided to give snake night cruising one last go before calling it for the rest of the year. The temps were promising yet nothing was crossing but on my last pass I saw this awesome snake!! Another amazing lifer for me! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Glossy Snake coiled on a paved road. This snake is light brown with some darker brown spots on their back.
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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It took a minute but I finally found my lifer Gopher Snake!! For as common as this species is, this was a tough species to find for me lol #herps 🐍
A picture of a Gopher Snake coiled on gravel. This snake is light brown with dark brown patterns on their back as well as a bit of yellow.
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus)
October 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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The other lifer I managed to find this past weekend was this beautiful Tiger Rattlesnake chilling in a rock crevice! This was one of my targets for the day and one of my top targets in Arizona! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Tiger Rattlesnake coiled inside a rock crevice. This snake is gray-ish/brown with some dark brown markings on their body.
October 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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LIFER BANDED SAND SNAKE, LET'S GOOOO.

Very special find for me. When I moved to Arizona, my goal was to try to get my snake species lifelist up to 70 before going back to Tennessee in November. It got close, but I finally clutched my 70th snake species last night! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Banded Sand Snake posing on sand. This snake is orange, them being darker orange at the top of their back and lighter orange-yellow on the sides. Lots of black bands as well.
October 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Scenic phone picture I took of a Sonoran Desert Tortoise last week at sunset! #herps 🐢
A picture of a Sonoran Desert Tortoise on a rocky hillside and the landscape behind it. The Tortoise is on the bottom left side of the picture. The landscape has a hill on the left side and flats in the background and some desert plants including Saguaros and Palo Verdes.
October 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I need a break so bad, I wish I could just sit down and relax for a week.
October 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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A couple of Sonoran Desert Tortoises I found while hiking a new location! Very stocked to find a couple of healthy adults during the same day! #herps 🐢
A picture of a Sonoran Desert Tortoise chilling on grass. This Tortoise is brown, probably from mud as well, and has a green beak because it's been munching on grass. A picture of a Sonoran Desert Tortoise hiding under some branches. This Tortoise is brown. Also a bit muddy.
September 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Finally found my first Sidewinder in Arizona last week! This has to be one of my favorite species in general, they are just so unique in how they look and how the move. #herps 🐍
A picture of a Sidewinder on a paved road. This snake is in a zigzag position. This species is light brown/gray with some darker brown patterns on their back. You can also see the characteristic "horns" just above the eye.
September 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Lifer California Kingsnake I found on a desert road the other night!!!! This was not in my bingo card, I saw this snake from the car and immediately knew what it was and I was soooo excited!!! What a beautiful species!! #herps 🐍
A picture of a California Kingsnake posing over a paved road. This species is black with white/yellow-ish bands on their body. Beautiful snake!
September 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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A tiny Desert Tortoise I found crossing a road! This is genuinely one of the coolest animals I’ve road cruised so far out west, it’s pretty tough to come across Tortoises this size class. So adorable! #herps 🐢
A picture if a Desert Tortoise baby with their legs stretched walking through some Yucca debris. This Tortoise is yellow-ish/brown, their body is pretty dusty with sand as well. A scale picture using my hand on the left and the tortoise on the right.
September 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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lets go take pictures!
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September 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A very angry Mojave Rattlesnake I found the other night. This particular night I found some chill rattlers and some angry ones, it was interesting to see their different personalities and was a good test for me to read their behavior. I moved them safely across the road as always! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Mojave Rattlesnake flicking their tongue. This snake is light brown with some diamond-shaped pattern going down their body. You can see the yellow line of the road on the picture as well.
September 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Here's a little Western Terrestrial Garter Snake I found near a creek a couple of weeks ago! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Western Terrestrial Gartersnake posing on a rock. This snake is gray-ish with black speckling on their back and a yellow stripe going down their back.
September 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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A stunning Black-tailed Rattlesnake I found on the road last week. This species is quickly becoming one of my favorites in Arizona, they are gorgeous! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Black-tailed Rattlesnake found on the road. This snake is yellow with some black diamond-shaped patterns on their back. The top of their head is also black .
September 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Took a while but here's my first road cruised Western Diamondback Rattlesnake! They were really big, one of the biggest rattlers I've seen, definitely an impressive animal. They were also such a sweetheart, never rattled or struck and I moved them off the road after some quick pictures! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake pancaked on the road. This snake is light brown with some slightly darker drown diamond patterns on their back.
August 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Just in time for #mammalmondays
A river otter scrutinizes the photographer and is not impressed. What is better than a river otter?? TWO river otters.
August 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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I got extremely lucky this week and found my lifer Ringtail in the deserts of Arizona!! What a cute little creature, this is an encounter that I will never forget. #mammals
A picture of Ringtail hiding in a small shelter. This species has a really long tail with white and black rings. Also has very big ears and a small face.
August 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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A gorgeous Black-tailed Rattlesnake found on the road! Road cruising has been fairly slow but sometimes, you find gems like this one. Such crazy vibrant colors on this individual! #herps 🐍
A picture of a Black-tailed Rattlesnake posing over sand. This snake is very yellow with a rhombic dark brown pattern on their back. Tail is out of focus but is black as characteristic for this species.
August 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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A few Speckled Rattlesnakes found during some work surveys during the past few weeks. Pretty cool to be crossing paths with this beautiful species so frequently. #herps 🐍
A picture of a Speckled Rattlesnake coiled under a brush. This individual is brown-ish/red-ish with some slightly darker stripping on their back. A picture of a Speckled Rattlesnake coiled under a rock. This individual is brown-ish/yellow-ish with their characteristic stripes on their body. A picture of a Speckled Rattlesnake coiled between some rocks. Decently red individual with the striping although this one exhibits some aberrant striping in the upper part of their body. A picture of a Speckled Rattlesnake coiled over some gravel rocks. Light brown-almost gray. with darker striping, very pretty.
August 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Absolutely incredible find from this week! A Gila Monster spotted by one of my coworkers at work. A species I really wanted to see yet I didn't think I would. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me, so this is the best picture I got, but still, what a moment to be alive! #herps 🦎
A picture of a Gila Monster. This lizard was tucked in a corner, you can see the black and orange coloration. Big snout, very sharp claws.
August 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM