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The only location to add the species was in the suggest an ID section, which I have done. Thank you, Scott.
sad... someone's Bearded Dragon either escaped or was let loose. This is why people should never let their pets go to fend for themselves, because they cannot, and can also create problems for native species. a Bearded Dragon is native to Australia, not North America, so it had to be born in captivity and then escaped/released.
I agree with the ID of Pituophis catenifer, Gopher Snake. They are excellent Rattlesnake Mimics, and can flatten their head to make it look more triangular. Then they rattle/shake their tail, so if it's in small rocks or leaf litter, it almost sounds like a rattlesnake. If that doesn't work, they can hiss quite loudly, both during the inhale and the exhale, for a nearly constant sound. Most are laid back, and won't bite without a few warning headbutts and the aforementioned hissing. The Sonoran subspecies (P. c. Affinis) can get up to 92", though most found are 48" - 60" long.
That is so cool! There is only one native Sallie in Arizona and it's protected. I miss the NW US, but only during the summer. :)
Mexican Bird of Paradise Bush... It's a nice Common Chuckwalla food (At least my Chuckwalla loves to eat it)
If these are the ones that hang out at Gilbert Water Ranch, the sound these Cormorants make is like the Neotropical Cormorant. I'd looked them up myself about a year or two ago. :)
