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@ron-kichurchak.bsky.social

I'm a wetland ecologist and conservation biologist with the NYS DEC. Obsessed with reptiles, amphibians, spiders, insects, and other creepy crawlies.

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Reptile Awareness Day Reptile Awareness Day is on Oct. 21! We have the best ways to celebrate, educate yourself, and enjoy this interesting and unusual day.

It's Reptile Awareness Day. 😁
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If you have a reptile, please post a photo. 🥰

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#Reptiles #Lizards #ReptileAwarenessDay

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Well, I wasn't sucked off in the rapture today. Maybe next time.

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There was a bunch under rocks near a stream.

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No, it's a fishing spider (Dolomedes spp.)

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Yup.

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Susan, my tegu. For whatever reason, I can no longer add text when I post a picture.

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All salamanders have teeth, but none so menacing as the arboreal salamander of coastal California. Not my photo.

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It must be nice to have a pillow built into your head.

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I've never seen one in the wild. I've only seen them in botanic gardens.

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Maybe three feet or so.

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