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Lionel J. Frogby, the J. is for "Just a little guy"

I love rat snakes they’re so cute and cuddly. Unfortunately, they want to get in your house and cuddle.

They love to live on your porch and deal with pests and be really chill and then sneak in when you least expect it. They’re trying so hard to be domesticated. Sorry bud, you’re so shiny and dark and beautiful but you’re an outside friend.

junkdrawertales

ratsnake perfec t for domestication put rat snake in House good friend to human very Companion and Friend have good time with ratsnake in house. Put Ratsnake In House. No problems ever ratsnake in house because ratsnake perfect size give Help and Support to human. A ratsnake perfect pet for human can trust ratsnake to be good companion to Human. friend ratsnake.

byjove

very compelling argument

byjove

oh my god thank you for this subreddit rec. and, though these are wild, there are pet rat snakes on it too!

spontaneousmusicalnumber

It got nuked from the sub almost instantly but here's my all time favorite r/itsaratsnake post

(For those unsure of snake ID, that one isn't a ratsnake. It's a copperhead)

byjove

It’s called kinking. It is a very common behavior for rat snakes, a camouflage technique they do to make their shape less snakelike. It does help them blend in against roots in natural environments but it looks very silly when they try to do it on solid surfaces. He is trying to be stealthy.

uncutfrogsanity

claypigeonpottery

sold

this frog is so goddamn cute 😍

mossworm

please stop entering my home and getting lost inside

nuka-rockit

enchanted by his whimsical aura

inki-drop

"And he gave it to me for free, Bob!"

I saw this on bsky last night and had to draw the guy

platypusinplaid

Everyone please look at this snapping turtle, walking to the pond outside my house, still groggy from a 6-month nap.

stainedglasstortoises

Hibernation hangover

#sound on

pnglove

snototter

An Arabian sand boa (Eryx jayakari) in Biddiya, Oman

by Roberto Sindaco

werewolf-transgenderism

only 62 more frogs until we hit 8,000 species described. the moment we've all been waiting for

werewolf-transgenderism

there are an average of about 150 new amphibian species described per year so I remain hopeful that 2026 will be the year of 8,000 frogs

werewolf-transgenderism

I do love that somebody tagged tumblr's own frog scientist on this post. chop chop dr scherz, we've got 62 more frogs to discover and you're the only frog scientist any of us knows

werewolf-transgenderism

GUYS amphibian species of the world is still at 7,994 species of frog BUT amphibiaweb is at 8,008 species of frog, and do you know who is a co-author on the 8,000th species of frog there???? TUMBLR'S OWN FROG SCIENTIST DR SCHERZ

markscherz

56kilobits

i've been obsessed with this video so i downloaded the video file off of youtube so even if the internet goes down i can always watch frogtimelapse.mp4

amnhnyc

Act like Megalochelys atlas and smile, because it’s Fossil Friday! One of the largest known land turtles, scientists think this massive reptile could reach heights of 5.9 ft (1.8 m)—tall enough to look a grown human in the eye. This specimen’s shell measures some 7.4 ft (2.3 m) long and in life, it may have weighed more than 2,000 lbs (907 kg). Megalochelys lived during the Late Pliocene about 2 million years ago. The fossil on display in the Museum’s Hall of Vertebrate Origins was found in 1922 in Chandigarh, India. You can spot this giant, and more, at the Museum! Plan your visit.

Photo: © AMNH

Alt: A photo of Megalochelys atlas on display in the Museum. The giant turtle's skeleton is a dark brown color.