Central American Rattlesnake
This Central American Rattlesnake (Crotalus simus) works its way through the grasses of the dry province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica as photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser. Superb shot!
Read MoreHelmeted Iguana (Corytophanes cristatus)
Here’s a Helmeted Iguana (Corytophanes cristatus)…or as Twan called it, a baby dragon…for your Tuesday. Be sure to check out the leaf for a better sense of scale (not the dragon kind of scale) as it is not quite as large and imposing as it initially seems!
Read MoreSnake Caterpillar?
While transferring photographs from my recent Panama trip onto my computer, another quick pick jumped out at me. This large caterpillar was found by Dave Huth on our first night in Cocobolo Nature Reserve and the longer I watched it, the more its resemblance to a snake blew me away. The indication of scales in just the right places, spots suggesting nostrils, even the white ‘catchlight’ in its fake eyes…and it moves in just the right ways too! I know my Central American snakes pretty well, but even a cursory glance at this caterpillar tripped all sorts of alarm bells in my...
Read MoreBlack Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)
Here’s the Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) courtesy of RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser while in Costa Rica. Sean says the iguana is the perfect companion to provide judgmental looks while you are attempting to get some work done.
Read MoreCentral American Rattlesnake (Crotalus simus)
RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser says that he had wanted to see a Central American Rattlesnake (Crotalus simus) since he started getting interested in herpetology. Fortunately for him he knew they were in the area of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula where he has worked for five avian wintering seasons. After all those thousands of hours spent in the field keeping an eye out for the species, and eventually wondering if they were a mythical and magical creature that once existed in the area, they finally found one this week! Sean says it was a very poetic finding as it came on their very last...
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