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Heyyyyyy, Santa Barbara! Come out this Monday night for delightful tales about and photos of LIZARDS! My talk starts at 6:30pm, but arrive early to get a table as it was standing room only last year. sbnature.org/visit/calendar…

Tonight in Santa Barbara! sbnature.org/visit/calendar…

A great story in the LA Times about California's most conspicuous wildlife species, the Western Fence Lizard! latimes.com/environment/st…

Alex Honnold's got nothing on these rattlesnakes. They free solo every day... without arms or legs! Watch live at Rattlecam.org.

I hold one community snake-handling workshop per year. It is on June 29, 2025 in San Luis Obispo, with a field trip and classroom component. Apply here: forms.gle/m7jT6ozBLB5YL9… 📷 Brittany App

Emily Taylor (Emily Taylor), author of 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙎𝙣𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢, is back with a new adventure for reptile enthusiasts: 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙇𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢. buff.ly/TGhWMOz

The Colorado RattleCam livestream is one year old today! 🎂🥳 It's a cold day today on the cam, so let's celebrate with one of our favorite clips from last year. Sound on! Watch live at RattleCam.org (especially once it heats up). youtube.com/watch?v=JC0vC7…

I'm heading to San Diego and Los Angeles this week to talk LIZARDS! It would be so cool to see you SoCal folks there. Because we could all use some more lizards in our lives lately.

Los Angeles folks! Tonite: fun talk on LIZARDS at Brewyard Beer. My talk will follow one on late-nite horror hosts, and another on the Sith... what an alarmingly great mix. Will make this face for beer. la.nerdnite.com #bethere AND #besquare #nerdnitela #nerdresponsibly

Our article is finally published in The American Biology Teacher on ways to use animal behavior data from iNaturalist photos in college classes. doi.org/10.1525/abt.20…

Nose-horned Viper, Koufonisi, Greece

With 60+ species profiled and 125 full-color photographs, 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙇𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙢 is designed for ease of use in the field, making it the perfect companion for outdoor adventures. Emily Taylor Dr. Earyn McGee, Lizard lassoer 🦎 buff.ly/qUGoeXd

The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle. Don't give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.

Our Snake Week event calendar is filling up! We can't wait to share this wonderful week of snake content with you, starting in just over one month! snakeweek.org/events/

Sometimes, the nightly squish just does NOT look comfy.

The California National Guard wasn’t even deployed in Los Angeles yet when this rant was posted. Facts matter.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?