![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/08t.jpg) Brown snake in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/800/jpeg/06t.jpg) Bluestripe coastal ribbon snake (Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus nitae) on Caney Creek Trail in Sam Houston National Forest, near Huntsville. Texas, October 18, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/19t.jpg) Black and red striped butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2007/566/jpeg/11t.jpg) A sleeping snake in Audubon Zoo. New Orleans, Louisiana, January 11, 2007
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2409/jpeg/06t.jpg) Small copperhead snake on a fallen tree on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 1, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/908/jpeg/23t.jpg) Black and red striped butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, January 22, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3067/jpeg/16t.jpg) Bluestripe coastal ribbon snake (Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus nitae) recently swallowed a prey near Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 24, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3092/jpeg/22t.jpg) Some killed thin snake on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 29, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/05t.jpg) Yellow coral fish in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/04t.jpg) Blue coral fish in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/14t.jpg) White alligator scale in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/06t.jpg) White alligator in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/07t.jpg) Green frog in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/15t.jpg) Young crocodile in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/10t.jpg) Red spotted reptile in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/16t.jpg) Crocodile resting on a log in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/11t.jpg) Giraffe head in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/13t.jpg) Iguana resting in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/12t.jpg) White alligator paw in Houston Zoo. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3150/jpeg/09t.jpg) Corn snake (red rat snake, Elaphe guttata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 9, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2833/jpeg/04t.jpg) Southern copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix), young individuals with a paler pattern and a yellow tail tip, under a pine log on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, December 20, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/622/jpeg/21t.jpg) Smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis, Grass Snake) on Pitcher Plant Trail in Big Thicket park. Texas, March 23, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/703/jpeg/10t.jpg) Sleeping brown pelicans on Pier 21. Galveston, Texas, January 25, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/773/jpeg/24t.jpg) Cat sleeping near administration building in Botanical Garden. Odessa, Ukraine, July 4, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/703/jpeg/14t.jpg) Brown pelicans sleeping on a junk pile near Pier 21. Galveston, Texas, January 25, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/785/jpeg/10t.jpg) Snake cotton (Froelichia) taken from roadside of Road 364, near Sugarloaf Mountain. Gause, Texas, August 8, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/714/jpeg/01t.jpg) Homeless person sleeping on a beach under seawall near 19th Street. Galveston, Texas, February 21, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/784/jpeg/19t.jpg) Copperhead snake on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 4, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2813/jpeg/18t.jpg) Rat(?) snake on Four Notch Loop Trail of Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville. Texas, November 8, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2633/jpeg/01t.jpg) Striped ramalina lichen (Ramalina montagnei) on a living tree in a forest in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, January 19, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/775/jpeg/27t.jpg) Courtyard with a sleeping black dog and old cars at 3 Starosennaya Street in Sakhalinchik neighborhood. Odessa, Ukraine, July 6, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2315/jpeg/11t.jpg) Bluestripe coastal ribbon snake (Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus nitae) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 16, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3265/jpeg/26t.jpg) Bluestripe coastal ribbon snake (Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus nitae) near Pickett House Restaurant at Highway 190 west from Woodwille. Texas, November 2, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2315/jpeg/12t.jpg) Head of bluestripe coastal ribbon snake (Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus nitae) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 16, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2388/jpeg/17t.jpg) Water Moccasin snake in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/791/jpeg/10t.jpg) Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 7, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2810/jpeg/20t.jpg) Eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos)(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 5, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3378/jpeg/07t.jpg) Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 8, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2369/jpeg/08t.jpg) A small copperhead snake on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 29, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3489/jpeg/02t.jpg) Concrete mosaic statue of Mesoamerican snake-god Quetzalcoatl by Colette Crutcher on playground in Snake Park (24th and York Mini Park) in Mission District of San Francisco. California, March 16, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1112/jpeg/04t.jpg) African Snake Lily (Chlorophytum colubrinum) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, October 14, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/03t.jpg) Highway intersection, view from Chase Tower. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/02t.jpg) Downtown towers, view from Chase Tower. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3641/jpeg/01t.jpg) Green snake on a small sweetgum tree on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, November 10, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/816/jpeg/25t.jpg) View of downtown south-west from Chase Tower. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/816/jpeg/26t.jpg) High rise buildings west from Chase Tower. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/785/jpeg/11t.jpg) Cottony 5-lobed tubular flowers in a dense spike-like cluster of Snake cotton (Froelichia) taken from roadside of Road 364, near Sugarloaf Mountain. Gause, Texas, August 8, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2610/jpeg/15t.jpg) Striped ramalina lichen (Ramalina montagnei) on a small elm tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/762/jpeg/18t.jpg) Grand Sleeping Room in Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/817/jpeg/01t.jpg) Top part of high rise building, view from Chase Tower. Houston, Texas, December 23, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/788/jpeg/21t.jpg) Green June beetle (Cotinis nitida) sleeping on a plant in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, August 28, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/791/jpeg/11t.jpg) Eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) hiding in bushes of yaupon holly on Post Oak Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 7, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2289/jpeg/19t.jpg) Diamond-backed water snake (Nerodia rhombifer)(?) on Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 17, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/802/jpeg/18t.jpg) Sleeping bee on a purple flower of larkdaisy (Centratherum punctatum) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 1, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3418/jpeg/05t.jpg) Young copperhead snake with a yellow tail on a fallen pine tree on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, October 29, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/763/jpeg/01t.jpg) Effect of infinite reflections in Grand Sleeping Room of Gatchina Palace. Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2363/jpeg/06t.jpg) Large eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, September 22, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3095/jpeg/18t.jpg) Curled copperhead snake on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/803/jpeg/23t.jpg) Leaf-footed bugs Leptoglossus zonatus sleeping on fruits of candle bush in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, November 5, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2380/jpeg/18t.jpg) Large copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) near camp sites on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2238/jpeg/02t.jpg) Water Moccasin snake displaying cottonmouth warning posture on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Huntsville, Texas, March 24, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3063/jpeg/20t.jpg) Black rat snake near the creek on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/708/jpeg/01t.jpg) Actor in authentic period costume sleeping in a campsite during third annual 8th Texas Rangers and Artillery Reenactment (Battle for El Camino Real) at Lake Madison. Madisonville, Texas, February 7, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2610/jpeg/23t.jpg) Slender orange bush lichen (Teloschistes exilis) and striped ramalina lichen (Ramalina montagnei) on a small elm tree in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 8, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2571/jpeg/22t.jpg) Copperhead snake on a log on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 29, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/161/jpeg/13t.jpg) Close-up of the desert camouflage coloring of a cat sleeping over a dumpster during Sabbath on Alexander Yannai Street. Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, December 2, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/689/jpeg/26t.jpg) Dancer Soraya from Gypsy Dance Theater and Colombian Folkloric Ballet of Houston handling her pet snake (balled python) Avanti on Agora Stage at Texas Renaissance Festival. Plantersville, Texas, November 23, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3245/jpeg/01t.jpg) Curled copperhead snake on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, September 17, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3378/jpeg/34t.jpg) Water moccasin (cottonmouth) snake in wet area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2696/jpeg/04t.jpg) Yellow-Bellied Water Snake, Nerodia erythrogaster(?), on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 30, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3378/jpeg/35t.jpg) Water moccasin (cottonmouth) snake in muddy area on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/812/jpeg/25t.jpg) Big Aggie ring replica at a corner of George Bush Drive and Houston Street on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3378/jpeg/36t.jpg) Water moccasin snake displaying cottonmouth warning posture on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3063/jpeg/21t.jpg) Black rat snake in dry leaves near the creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 20, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2000/161/jpeg/11t.jpg) A group of cats sleeping over a dumpster during stillness of Sabbath (Saturday), day of rest and religious observance. Alexander Yannai Street, Beer-Sheva, the Middle East, December 2, 2000
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/12t.jpg) Caterpillar on a leaf in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/818/jpeg/05t.jpg) Fountain in front of Clayton Williams Alumni Center at a corner of George Bush Drive and Houston Street on campus of Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas, December 25, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/812/jpeg/26t.jpg) Fountain in front of Clayton Williams Alumni Center at a corner of George Bush Drive and Houston Street on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/812/jpeg/22t.jpg) Big Aggie ring replica and Clayton Williams Alumni Center at a corner of George Bush Drive and Houston Street on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/818/jpeg/04t.jpg) Big Aggie ring replica and Clayton Williams Alumni Center at a corner of George Bush Drive and Houston Street on campus of Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas, December 25, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/14t.jpg) Emerald Swallowtail (Papilio Palinurus) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2959/jpeg/19t.jpg) Young Southern copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, June 8, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/15t.jpg) Close-up of Emerald Swallowtail (Papilio Palinurus) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/818/jpeg/03t.jpg) Gruy Fountain near Hagler Center (headquarters of Texas A and M Foundation) at a corner of George Bush Drive and Houston Street on campus of Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 25, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/397/jpeg/26t.jpg) A gull with striped bass(?) fish, near Acoaxet. Massachusetts, June 12, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3014/jpeg/04t.jpg) Some small striped leaves in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, August 27, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/24t.jpg) Blue flower of Lignum Vitae (Gaiac tree, Guaiacum sanctum) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/712/jpeg/09t.jpg) Speckled butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/21t.jpg) Butterfly head in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/712/jpeg/06t.jpg) Sitting butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/712/jpeg/01t.jpg) Flying Dutchman butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/16t.jpg) Black and orange butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/13t.jpg) Black and red butterfly on a leaf in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/23t.jpg) Close-up of a black and red butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/712/jpeg/05t.jpg) Butterfly on a flower of tropical milkweed in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/712/jpeg/10t.jpg) Orange butterfly Dryadula Phaetusa(?) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/26t.jpg) Red Peacock Butterfly (Anartia amathea) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/711/jpeg/20t.jpg) Close-up of Dryadula Phaetusa(?) butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/712/jpeg/03t.jpg) Close-up of a feeding Owl Butterfly (Caligo) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009
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