Friday, October 16, 2009

Tohono Chul Critters

I have attended presentations about reptiles and a captive Harris Hawk (rehabilitated, but can’t be released to the wild). Here is the hawk, Sueno:

Sueno closeup 10-14-2009 4-56-09 AM 2304x1728 Sueno on Glove 10-14-2009 4-54-35 AM 1099x1659 She is a gorgeous bird.

The snake below is a hognosed snake, the one that plays dead by lying on its back:

Hognosed snake 10-9-2009 3-24-50 AM 2304x1728

…and a coach-whip snake. The coach-whip can grow to be nine feet long, and is fast-moving, with bubble-gum pink coloration:

Coach-whip CU 10-9-2009 3-29-35 AM 711x399

And finally, a molting Gila monster, the only venomous lizard:

Molting Gila Monster 10-9-2009 3-46-09 AM 1603x714

2 comments:

  1. Oh, I can't wait until you have to show snakes off to visitors to the park. I vaguely recall you leaving the room when we passed our snakes around. See you next week.

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  2. What's the story with the hawk? Too injured? Rehabilitated sounds like it's served it's sentence. Where's the justice??

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