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Carlton Carnivores
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A home business all about the weird and wonderful! We specialize in reptiles and carnivorous plants, but with tidbits about all sorts of flora and fauna here!

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Newly opened 10 3/4 inch Nepenthes truncata trap. Not the biggest trap in the collection still, but impressive. As it ages it’ll go from green and red striped to a rusty red-orange-brown peristome.
#carnivorousplants #botany #pitcherplant #horticulture #gardening
Side view of trap Front view of trap and open mouth
January 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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Nepenthes ventricosa “red” x (spectabilis x hamata) HC A. A weird cross that has fully jumbled up the genetics of the parents, to where only vent influence is really clear.
#carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture #gardening
Slender red mottled pitcher where the red gets stronger from the bottom up, thin but dark sharp-fringed wings on the front, and a thick cherry red peristome that only barely hints at the ribs of hamata. Brilliant white interior with faint veins
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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Juvenile pitcher on Nepenthes rajah x jacquelineae, a plant I got to flowering size and then nearly lost to poor soil choices.
#nepenthes #carnivorousplant #pitcherplant #botany #horticulture #gardening
Front view of trap showing shiny reflection from the flash on a deep red pitcher, tubby and topped with a broad black cherry peristome Side view showing the mild mottling on the trap, and more of the peristome curve
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, an Iris relative blooming in the basement presently. Sadly I lost my other species the Atlantic blue-eyed, but this one is going strong (and available in the Shop: www.carltoncarnivores.com/product-page...)
#flowers #plants #botany #horticulture #gardening
January 6, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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Nepenthes robcantleyi x lowii and x ephippiata; one is dark and slender, the other lighter and stripier but also tubby. Both should look amazing when mature
#nepenthes #carnivorousplants #botany #strangeplants #plants #horticulture #botany
Dark red-purple trap of robcantleyi x lowii hanging over the pot edge Lighter green and red robcantleyi x ephippiata trap with more ridged, striped peristome and broader wings
January 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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New video out, the return to Arizona this year and though slow to start, did highlight some very cool lizards in particular.
youtu.be/epMoRl--L3o
#herping #herpetology #snakes #lizards #animals #wildlife #nature #educational
Desert Diamondbacks and Montane Lizards
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January 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Blumenbachia insignis, a tricolor flowering nettle from South America. Requires gloves to handle but has beautiful blooms and lush foliage.
#plants #strangeplants #educational #botany #gardening
Tricolor flower with four petals shaped like deep upside down boats, framed by the serrated and hairy leaves. Foliage of the nettle with rich green and clusters of flower buds at the tips of the stems.
December 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Nepenthes hamata x lowii, a future toothy monster possibly that is already hilariously faster growing than either parent.
#nepenthes #pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening
Front view of pitcher, dark mottled red-purple with a thin peristome lined in teeth and a glowy purple interior Side view of pitcher showing off more the frilly wings on the front and the mottled sides.
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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Newsletter for the business is now available for this month, and Happy New Year!
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Carlton Carnivores Newsletter January 2026 Happy New Year!
Welcome all...to a brand new year. A rollercoaster ride 2025 was, with a rougher ending than I had hoped for, but with high hopes for the future ahead! We've got some year-end recaps, new items in the...
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January 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Nepenthes hamata x lowii, a future toothy monster possibly that is already hilariously faster growing than either parent.
#nepenthes #pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening
Front view of pitcher, dark mottled red-purple with a thin peristome lined in teeth and a glowy purple interior Side view of pitcher showing off more the frilly wings on the front and the mottled sides.
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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Blumenbachia insignis, a tricolor flowering nettle from South America. Requires gloves to handle but has beautiful blooms and lush foliage.
#plants #strangeplants #educational #botany #gardening
Tricolor flower with four petals shaped like deep upside down boats, framed by the serrated and hairy leaves. Foliage of the nettle with rich green and clusters of flower buds at the tips of the stems.
December 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Nepenthes ventricosa x (spathulata x spectabilis) just before getting a repot and trim. Was hoping the bug vine would flower, but it’s up to the next one now…
#nepenthes #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #horticulture
Lower pitcher with shattered red mottling, a light tan-red and deep cherry mottled peristome and white/purple interior Upper pitcher, similar mottling as lowers but much skinnier trap, paler color
December 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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New video out!
This one's for the lizard and gummy-lizard lovers; no snakes found the last 2 days in NM, but one of the endemic salamanders and cool unique lizards were encountered.
youtu.be/6py4DxR-Vn8
#herping #herpetology #lizards #salamanders #wildlife #nature #educational #reptiles
Lizards and Long Lost Salamanders!
YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores
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December 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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New video out!
This one's for the lizard and gummy-lizard lovers; no snakes found the last 2 days in NM, but one of the endemic salamanders and cool unique lizards were encountered.
youtu.be/6py4DxR-Vn8
#herping #herpetology #lizards #salamanders #wildlife #nature #educational #reptiles
Lizards and Long Lost Salamanders!
YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores
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December 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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2025 season wrap-up; cool plants, cool animals, a fair few hardships (especially due to current economy) but hopefully things to get over in the next year.
#carnivorousplants #snakes #reptiles #animals #flowers #wildlife #nature #educational
December 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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New video! Second to last installment of this year's New Mexico trip, visiting the Chiricahuas...and having the reptiles actually not be the most interesting encounters of the day:
youtu.be/2wW-Uy7LiAs
#herping #herpetology #biology #snakes #birds #reptiles #animals #wildlife #nature
Trogons, Rattlers, and Bears Oh My!
YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores
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December 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Nighttime shots of Byblis lamellata x gigantea; flash results in a bright glow off the metallic mauve flowers.

#carnivorousplants #plants #flowers #botany #horticulture
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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New video on the YouTube channel, featuring a new snake, new toad, a giant king...and maybe a county record?
youtu.be/ia__cUVwmGc
#herping #herpetology #snakes #animals #wildlife #nature
A Day of Giants
YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores
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December 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Spotlight post: Western Slender Glass Lizard! A legless lizard, not a snake, and I’ve gotten to see two of these reclusive critters out on the Great Plains.
#lizard #reptiles #herping #wildlife #nature #animals
December 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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New video on the YouTube channel, highlighting a new species of Mexican butterwort!
youtu.be/7dDp-an76Zc
#pinguicula #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening #educational
Species Spotlight: Pinguicula agnata
YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores
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December 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Heliamphora ‘Red Mambo’ showing off its first flower. Sadly too late to cross it with H. minor, and I’ve never succeeded with selfing…but they’re still pretty.
#pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #flowers #plants #botany #horticulture
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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A new plant, and a couple cool hybrids that represent the only survivors of each of their crosses. Details in alt text
#plants #succulents #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening
Side view of Haworthiopsis attenuata, an aloe-looking succulent with stripey white tubercles on both sides of its leaves. Rampantly mislabeled as Haworthia fasciata, however has been split into a new genus and fasciata is an extremely rare plant in cultivation. Top view of the Haworthiopsis showing the stripey concentric leaves Nepenthes ventricosa “red” HC A x (lowii x campanulata). An extremely chunky trap with blushed exterior, very sparse stripes on the peristome, and purple blushed interior. Nepenthes ventricosa “red” HC A x (densiflora x robcantleyi). The pollen parent makes all the difference, slender deep wine pitchers with a slightly toothy, darkly striped peristome that will become solid black cherry over time.
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Drosera Andromeda, a plant currently available in my Shop. If you can’t grow the touchy schizandra, its hybrid is a lot more forgiving.
#sundew #carnivorousplants #plants #botany #gardening
December 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Nepenthes (orbiculata x rafflesiana) x ventricosa “red,” HC C. A very pink plant compared to its siblings, but with smaller traps.
#carnivorousplants #nepenthes #pitcherplant #botany #horticulure
December 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Could weird things: Dracaena draco, Canary Islands Dragon Tree, shortly before repot, and first harvested fruit of Trichosanthes cucumerina, Indian Snake Bean (actually a gourd)
#plants #botany #horticulture #gardening #nature
Dracaena draco, looking a bit like a pineapple when young but eventually will turn into a giant unbrella-shaped tree like its relative the Socorro Dragon’s Blood Tree Curly fruit of Indian Snake Bean, lumpy and white-striped and would probably be 18 inches long if straight Another side view of the young “snake bean” gourd
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM