In awe of the dark and iridescent scales on these snakes at @criminalreptile! 🖤🌈 The first is a Mexican black kingsnake and the second is an IMG boa. 🔥 TRR is made possible by @redlineshipping #iridescentsnake #mexicanblackkingsnake #lampropeltisgetulanigrita #kingsnake #boaconstrictor #boamorph #boa #snake #reptile #reptilepets #reptilefanatics #reptilekeeper #herpetology #herpetoculture #thereptilereport #thereptilereportofficial | The Reptile Report

Let’s rock 😎 One of the most beautiful and unique rattlesnakes in the US is the banded rock rattlesnake! These variable and cryptic snakes inhabit sky island habitat sprinkled throughout the southwest. They rely on their camouflage to remain nearly invisible to predator and prey alike, and can be quite difficult to find if you don’t have a trained eye! These snakes spend their time lying in ambush, hunting for small lizards mostly. They are of course equipped with a powerful venom, that aids th

From the murky depths 🐍 Easily one of the strangest snakes on earth, the tentacle snakes are some of the most bizarre reptiles you can encounter. They spend their lives in murky water, motionless, waiting in ambush for their prey. They use their sensitive tentacle mustache to pick up tiny vibrations of fish moving nearby. They can then anticipate where the fish will flee if they strike, and can catch the fish by surprise even if the fish is aware of their presence. Lined with rough, somewhat sh