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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
January 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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
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
January 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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
YouTube video by Carlton Carnivores
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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
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
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Nepenthes hamata x lowii, a future toothy monster possibly that is already hilariously faster growing than either parent.
#nepenthes #pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #botany #horticulture #gardening
January 1, 2026 at 4:54 AM
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
December 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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
December 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Reposted by Carlton Carnivores
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
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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
youtu.be
December 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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
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
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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
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
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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
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
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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
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
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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
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
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
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM