Vegas behaved for us this time around and produced some decent herps. Banded geckos were in no short supply perched on the roadways at night.

We probably saw between 20-30 banded geckos.

After seeing a DOR patch-nosed snake and a DOR black-headed snake, our first live specimen was a fair-sized gopher snake.

Being happy with a gopher snake.

Saw him again on the road on the way back, even though we had taken him off the road for his safety.

Our second snake was a small glossy snake. Unfortunately, we also saw a very large, live glossy snake, but after pulling over to the side of the road, a car behind us sped past and killed it before we could get to it.

Giant desert hairy scorpion sitting on the road.

Armed and dangerous.

Our third live snake was a little sidewinder making his way across the road.
Chuckwallas were out in full force around Vegas.

Closeup of the chuck we pulled from a crevice.
Desert horned lizard.
Trying to stay unseen.
Lyre snake.
A second lyre snake was found on the road, and a third DOR lyre was also found.

Sidewinder found about during daylight amongst the soft sand.

Having a look around.


Taking a closer look at the sidewinder.

We also managed to find a nice-looking speckled rattlesnake.

Photo shoot with the spec.

Speckled rattlesnake in all its glory!
