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Gato Moteado

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12. i remember both of those when i lived in miami...

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:05 AM

13 hrs ago

...the yellow rat snake, formerly Elaphe obsoleta (i have no idea what genus they've put it into now....they keep changing things since i've left FL), that we had down in south florida lacked the stripes and it was a vivid brick orange (if that's even a color). they called it the everglades yellow rat snake. same species but the subspecies was "rossalleni". the florida kingsnakes we had down in south florida were also more striking than the ones to the north and they were called brooks kings (Lampropeltis getulus brooksi, IIRC).

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Detailed photos of a cat-eyed snake eating a gliding leaf frog.....VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED [View all] Gato Moteado May 2025 OP

These are so well done, dear Gato! I am astonished at their clarity and details. CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 #1

i get a lucky shot every now and then Gato Moteado May 2025 #2

That is nonsense, and you know it. CaliforniaPeggy May 2025 #3

you are, and andy was, too kind Gato Moteado May 2025 #6

Beautiful work! HAB911 May 2025 #4

sometimes you gotta climb into a tree to see the cool stuff Gato Moteado May 2025 #8

indeed you do HAB911 May 2025 #9

just watch out for the... Gato Moteado May 2025 #10

Yikes! HAB911 May 2025 #11

i remember both of those when i lived in miami... Gato Moteado 13 hrs ago #12

Amazing photos! You are a very skilled photographer. Callalily May 2025 #5

thanks....but it's probably more luck than skill Gato Moteado May 2025 #7