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r/herpetology is a subreddit with 158k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has high activity.
Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. Posts range from talking about wild animals and sharing photos to discussion about new papers in the field or other biological questions.
Posts asking for identification help must include a rough geographic location, such as county and state.
Do not include specific locations. Do not ask for specific locations.
Please post herpetoculture or other pet care questions in the appropriate subreddit.
Popular Themes in r/herpetology
#1
Advice Requests
: "(Cape Town, South Africa) what is this snake species?"
9 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Help! I’m scared of snakes and this is in my basement"
3 posts
#3
News
: "Today is the last day for the US public to leave comments opposing the attempted weakening of the Endangered Species Act"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/herpetology
#1
Snake
: "(Cape Town, South Africa) what is this Snake species?"
65 posts
#2
Turtle
: "I found a baby snapping Turtle in a creek in my back yard"
32 posts
#3
Frog
: "Found this tiny Frog in our pool filter and thought he had cannibalized one of his other stuck friends. Turns out he has five legs"
24 posts
#4
Lizard
: "Long tiny-legged adorable Lizard (?)"
23 posts
#5
Toad
: "Unken reflex of the yellow-bellied Toad, to scare away predator"
9 posts
#6
Salamander
: "Was doing yard work and found this absolute unit of a tiger Salamander! Biggest one I’ve ever seen"
8 posts
#7
Herping
: "Results of Herping in Borneo (Sabah)"
6 posts
#8
Newt
: "Was hoping yall would like my beautiful Newt?"
6 posts
#9
Florida
5 posts
#10
Alligator
: "I found my first Alligator Lizard!"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/herpetology
Yearly
+22k members(15.8%)
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