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🪷 longisquama 🦎 @lotuslizard.bsky.social · Nov 11
🦎 reptile enthusiast
👙 swimmer
☀️ lover of warm weather
🍄‍🟫 fae-core
🔮 beginner witch, learning the basics of herbs
🏳️‍🌈 queer, intersex, nonbinary, sapphic
🖤 taken by a tall, strong, goth lady
🎮 gamer (albeit not a very good one)
🎨 artist; illustrator and painter
🗡️ my comic ~>
@cloudwing.bsky.social
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gabrownie.bsky.social
Because bsky can always use more #herps...

The FL FWC is taking advantage of the unusually cold weather to temporarily allow people to remove live, cold-stunned green iguanas from the wild without a permit and bring them to one of their 5 south FL offices.

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February 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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plesnercph.bsky.social
🐊Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis).

Max size 210 cm (6'11").

Has protective, hard scales that cover its entire body, including the belly.

Found in a small area of the Yangtze River basin in Eastern China.

Considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

📷by the Smithsonian Institution
The front half of a dark grey crocodilian resting on the ground. It is looking to the right in the picture.
February 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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metanagon.bsky.social
🐢 Illustrations for Bessières Turtle Refuge: turtles sacrificed by French administration?
Rescued from illegal breeding, poaching, and filthy conditions, they were once again torn away from a life that offered them a future.

#turtle #bessieres #toulouse #reptile #art
The Bessières Turtle Refuge case is not just an associative scandal. It is a failure of the State, and the animals paid the price. 📍 The facts For years, the State knew, saw, inspected, yet allowed the situation to continue despite repeated warnings. There were major space issues, and volunteers did their best. The refuge kept growing. The turtles kept piling up. No structural solution was imposed. No serious support was provided. Then, suddenly, the State struck. Overnight. 🚨 April 2024: brutal intervention Search, closure, placement under judicial administration. But behind this display of authority, there was no operational plan for the animals. ⚠️ And that is where hell began: 🔹 A paralyzed refuge, disorganized staff, not trained to care for several hundred animals 🔹 Animals trapped in a legal and logistical no man’s land 🔹 Care interrupted or severely degraded 🔹 Heating, food, and veterinary follow-up insufficient (or nonexistent!) 🔹 Late, improvised, and deadly transfers The turtles were no longer living beings. They became collateral damage. Rescued from illegal breeding, poaching, and filthy conditions, they were once again torn away from a life that offered them a future. 📌 Responsibility is clear Closing a refuge without an immediate solution, leaving dependent animals waiting for judicial decisions, IS a death sentence. We are talking about turtles that died of hunger and thirst, dehydrated on site due to a lack of water in their pools, stored in refrigerators because of a lack of space! 💥 The truth is uncomfortable The State neither anticipated, nor supported, nor protected. It allowed the situation to deteriorate, then hid behind procedures… 🐢 In Bessières, the turtles were not protected. They were abandoned. How can this be allowed to happen in our country? How can there be such a lack of consideration for these helpless animals?
February 1, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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derynstarlingart.bsky.social
Python coloring page added to Ko-Fi 🖤 ko-fi.com/s/7023bbe22e
Download comes without the watermark.

#reptile #python #coloringpage #art #snake 🐍 #blueskynightmarket
January 31, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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libbystigaard.bsky.social
Weather forecast South Florida: raining iguanas. FWC issued a temporary order allowing people without permits to transport stunned invasive iguanas to collection sites. Terms and conditions apply, so read the instructions before grabbing a pillowcase! #herps

www.naplesnews.com/story/news/l...
FWC order bends rules for frozen iguanas ahead of Florida cold spell
A special. temporary order by the FWC could help in efforts to manage invasive species in Florida, like the green iguana.
www.naplesnews.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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mdewbajablast.bsky.social
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baja blast (young adult leachianus gecko) climbing a tower filled with stuffed toys. there is netting wrapped around the tower to assist baja from falling down.
January 31, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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plesnercph.bsky.social
🐢European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis).

Max size 38 cm (15").

Found in much of Europe, western Asia and northmost Africa.

Threatened by habitat loss, climate change and competition from introduced species.

Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN.

📷by onkelramirez1 on Pixabay
A turtle is basking on a log in the water. The colour of the turtle is very dark olive and it is covered in tiny yellow spots. The turtle is looking up and slightly to the left of the camera. There are a number of plants and algae in the water.
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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onlyhimorme.bsky.social
Another shot of Moira the boa imperator from yesterday. I just love her temperament - boas like to move slowly & deliberately (if sometimes nonsensically!); she really gives you a squeeze compared to my pythons. It almost feels like they're afraid to fall. We're just warm trees to them, lol 🐍
February 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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zoognosisjoy.bsky.social
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Green basalisk on a log Two Kimberly rock monitors lying on rocks Dwarf crocodile lying underwater Green sea turtle lying underwater
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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zoognosisjoy.bsky.social
I love big lizard therapy, great for the soul
Brown haired woman in a jacket holding up a peace sign with her right hand standing in front of a green iguana sitting on a log Green iguana lying on a log facing right.
January 31, 2026 at 2:45 AM
lotuslizard.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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digruber.bsky.social
Bruno and Brunette are getting lovey-dovey again. These two reproduce prolifically.

#herps 🦎
Two newts in a tank
January 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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plesnercph.bsky.social
🐸Alpine salamander (Salamandra atra).

Max. length: males 144 mm (5.7"), females 151 mm (5.9").

2-4 fully developed young are born after on average 2-3 years of gestation.

Found in the Alps from the Swiss-French border to Slovenia.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by analogicus on Pixabay
A jet-black salamander is walking on some small grey rocks. It is looking to the right in the picture.
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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thesalamander.bsky.social
Not posting much here for no particular reason. Had a nice sunny day today so what else to do but go look for turtles! Never disappointed to find the endemic Texas Cooter! 🐢 #herps #turtles
two turtles are basking on a log. there are a few sticks between the turtles and photographer
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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toucky.bsky.social
🦎 Another birthday today. 🥳 3 grams big just like his/her sibling. Now I have to find forever homes for them. 😢
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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florashark.bsky.social
I love this goober. 🦎
I ordered a larger enclosure for him I'm so excited to get that going! Little guys gonna be spoiled.
Photo of a yellow crested gecko hanging on the glass door of an exoterra enclosure with plants and wood in the background. I love his little purple feet that match his eyes.
January 29, 2026 at 3:47 AM
lotuslizard.bsky.social
holy shit, guys 🦎
Jurassic amphibian with a projectile tongue named as a new species
A new species of amphibian that lived 150 million years ago has been discovered in Portugal. The tiny animal was one of the earliest species belonging to a mysterious group of amphibians that lived fr...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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pinescommission.bsky.social
Dreaming of warmer, more turtle-y days on Turtle Tuesday in the New Jersey Pinelands. Here are native red-bellied #turtles basking beside painted turtles in the Pinelands, as photographed in April 2024. 🐢 🌎

📷: Paul Leakan, Pinelands Commission Communications Officer

#wildlife #photography
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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simonhco.bsky.social
An anole in Playa del Carmen, QR, Mexico.

#herps 🦎 🌿
An anole sunbathing on a limestone rock. Possibly a copper anole. Confirming ID on iNaturalist.
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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gabrownie.bsky.social
Because bsky can always use more #herps...

Mirror, mirror on the wall, Who's the fairest of them all?
conniemenefee.bsky.social Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social · 4d
Bullfrog* of the day!
28 Jan 2026

*Bring Your Own Reflection Day ...
Perfectly plump bullfrog in profile, dappled chest, and reflection - sitting on big stick in water green with tree reflections
January 28, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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afroherper.bsky.social
#FindThatLizard My daily lunch view edition.

FYI #FindThatLizard will be returning in just a few weeks! The end of 2025 was especially hard on me and I really needed this break but I’m so excited to get back to it.

I’ll share more soon.

Stay tuned 🦎💜
January 28, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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oriannesociety.bsky.social
As 2026 begins, Houston Chandler takes a look back at a year of discovery, collaboration, and conservation impact. From rare indigo snake nests and groundbreaking Spotted Turtle findings to long-term research and partnerships across the Southeast...
January 28, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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toucky.bsky.social
🦎 Happy Birthday! 🥳
January 28, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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plesnercph.bsky.social
🐍Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix).

Max. size 185 cm (6'1").

Found on Java and several of the Lesser Sunda Islands.

If threatened, adults usually stand erect, expand their hood and hiss loudly.

Collected for their skins.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by kuritafsheen77 on Freepik
The head and neck of a snake is keeping its head and neck in a vertical position showing it's hood in a threatening posture. The snake is black and cream-coloured with a brown head. The mouth of the snake is slightly open - probably because it is ready to spit. It is looking to the left in the picture.
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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pinescommission.bsky.social
Happy Rattlesnake Appreciation Day in the New Jersey Pinelands! The venomous timber #rattlesnake (Crotalis horridus) can be found in parts of northern New Jersey and the million-acre Pinelands in southern New Jersey. 🐍 🌎

📷: John Bunnell, Pinelands Commission Chief Scientist

#wildlife #snakes
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM