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NKFherping I create videos about reptiles and amphibians and the amazing places they live!

03/10/2026

Some snakes from my first day flipping in South Texas with Kyle a few years back!

02/10/2026

A beautiful Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) from a metro Atlanta floodplain swamp, displaying typical Cottonmouth defensive behavior. As usual this snake first attempted to flee, and when I moved him into the open to take a few photos he entered this classic defensive posture. Unlike their more ornery close relative the Copperhead, Cottonmouths are often reluctant to strike, preferring to sit with their mouth open hoping to scare you away. Although I don’t recommend getting this close to one, if you spend a lot of time in their habitat you have likely stepped this close to a Cottonmouth several times without even noticing. The Cottonmouth you see poses little threat, as long as you tread carefully and avoid stepping on other snakes that may be well hidden nearby while you are distracted by the more obvious snake in front of you. Like many of our venomous species, Cottonmouths can be surprisingly social animals and are often seen in small groups sharing prime basking locations or overwintering structures. If you come across one, there are likely more nearby even if you don’t see them yet. This is nothing to be scared of and a completely normal part of nature, but being aware that you are in snake habitat and paying attention to where you put your feet goes a long way in preventing snake bite.

01/10/2026

The seldom-seen underside of many vipers is surprisingly beautiful, particularly on Cottonmouths! This little beauty was found on a chilly late fall day in metro Atlanta last year.

30/09/2026

A gorgeous Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum flagellum) caught on a beautiful fall day in south Georgia!

A couple of very different looking Eastern Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) from the same locality in nor...
30/09/2026

A couple of very different looking Eastern Milksnakes (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) from the same locality in north Alabama. It’s always particularly exciting to see both ends of the spectrum of variability in the same day! Although the first snake is not yet fully grown, it is large enough I am confident it will retain stunner status into adulthood.

29/09/2026

Some finds from a morning of creek walking in metro Atlanta! This is far from the best stretch of creek around here, but it never disappoints and I always make it a point to visit at least once each summer.

An assortment of Rattlesnakes seen on a fantastic late summer night in north Georgia! Lou hit me up and said he was goin...
28/09/2026

An assortment of Rattlesnakes seen on a fantastic late summer night in north Georgia! Lou hit me up and said he was going to be in town for work one night, so we hit the roads for a few hours and scored both of north Georgia’s rattlesnake species within 20 minutes of each other. The Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius miliarius) is actually the more reliable of the two on this particular set of roads, which is the opposite of every other Pygmy locality I know of in north Georgia.

This gorgeous subadult Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) was actually our main target of the night, but they are tough to find alive on these roads due to moderately heavy traffic in the area. Luckily traffic was light that night, and we got to move both of these snakes out of the road before they could get run over. This was only my second live Timber Rattlesnake from these roads that I cruise regularly during the summer.

28/09/2026

Some snakes seen on a sunset drive in the low country of South Carolina!

A couple of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) found in north Georgia and Alabama during a hot but productive stret...
27/09/2026

A couple of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) found in north Georgia and Alabama during a hot but productive stretch of summer tin flipping. These snakes all come from lower elevation foothills where the snakes rarely show any influence from the classic montane phenotype.

26/09/2026

Some snakes from a fun fall day in the South Carolina coastal plain a few years ago!

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