Walking Stick

This is a walking stick. I found it while out at my parents' house one day last summer. They are completely harmless to people but do prey on other insects. They are a predator and an adept one at that. They get bigger than this. I have seen some that stretched from my fingertips to slightly past my wrist. These are in the class of animals known as insects....they have six legs. In the phylum Arthropoda.

Texas Blind Snake

This is a Texas Blind Snake. I found him one night while watering my lawn. This is as big as this snake gets. Less than a 9 inches.

Opossums

Found this little opossum and five of his little brothers and sisters behind the cabinets in my kitchen. They would eat my cat's food at night. I found this particular one playing dead on the floor in front of both my cats.  They are nocturnal, which means that hunt and move about at night. They are also marsupial, which means that carry their young in a pouch.

Raccoons

This raccoon was a silly little devil.....not little actually. He was trying to unzip my bag while on a hiking trip with my wife.

Collared Lizard

While visiting my mom up in Dumas, Texas, I went for a hike up in Palo Duro Canyon and caught some snapshots of this pretty little Collared lizard. A true Texas native.

Crawfish

I found this little crawfish while at the head waters of the Guadalupe River. They are native only to this river. This water is cold....68 degrees F.

Bahama Anoles

I found this little reptile while out at work one day. They are not native here, but I have found a little population in the neighborhood where I work. Lightning reflexes.

Speckled Kingsnake

This was a speckled king snake I caught a few years ago. This one was close to 6 feet long.
Kingsnakes generally are known for eating other snakes as well as other forms of prey.

Coral Snakes

I caught this Coral Snake at a local park. They really are beautiful snakes.....glossy, but extremely deadly. They eat insects (Insectivores). Do not try this at home kids, for experienced snake handlers ONLY.

Alligator rear photo

I was literally behind this alligator.

Alligators

This was a picture I took of an alligator a couple of years ago while at Brazos Bend State Park.
I was about 20 feet away.

Texas Spiny Lizard

These little critters are lightning fast. Catching them is a stroke of luck. This is a Texas Spiny Lizard.

Yellow Jackets

The Life cycle stages of Yellow Jackets from egg to adult.