Went out with a friend Landon for about 2 hours today. We drove three miles or so out of Las Vegas and this is what we found. hope you enjoy.
first is a pair of Cnemidophorus tigris (western whiptails)
I caught this one about 20 minutes later,in a different local ( released btw)
then we came across this beautiful young Mojave Sidewinder Rattler.he was shading himself in a hollowed out sandstone. We were surprised to find this guy so close to Las Vegas.
next this Male Sauromalus obesus ( chuckwalla).This pic was taken about 40 yards away.We tried to get a closer look but he escaped into the 3 ton boulder; he was sunning on.
We came back to the location where he was ,and there he was agian in the same spot. This time, I caught him: )
chuck and I, after a good 15 minute chase and struggle to get him out of a crevice.
the chuckwalla getting heisty
and the last picture: the male and a female chuckwalla, we caught about 50 yards from the location of the male. She is the one w/ the lighter colors.
total : 5 whiptails,1 mojave sidewinder, 2 chuckwalla, and about a dozen side- blotched lizards.All in all, for two hours not too bad. DerekC. Lv Nv
first is a pair of Cnemidophorus tigris (western whiptails)
I caught this one about 20 minutes later,in a different local ( released btw)
next this Male Sauromalus obesus ( chuckwalla).This pic was taken about 40 yards away.We tried to get a closer look but he escaped into the 3 ton boulder; he was sunning on.
We came back to the location where he was ,and there he was agian in the same spot. This time, I caught him: )
chuck and I, after a good 15 minute chase and struggle to get him out of a crevice.
the chuckwalla getting heisty
and the last picture: the male and a female chuckwalla, we caught about 50 yards from the location of the male. She is the one w/ the lighter colors.
total : 5 whiptails,1 mojave sidewinder, 2 chuckwalla, and about a dozen side- blotched lizards.All in all, for two hours not too bad. DerekC. Lv Nv
