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r/herpetology is a subreddit with 151k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size.
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
: "Found this guy in Northern California. He hasn't moved all day. Can I do anything for him? Also who is he?"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help! SW FL. Wild gopher or sulcata pet? Found by house "
1 post
#3
Ideas
: "This new LEGO IDEAS model called "LILY PAD FROGS" by user Minibrick Productions needs 10,000 supporters for the chance of becoming a real LEGO set."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/herpetology
#1
Snake
: "Pretty candy cane crossing a road earlier this year. Sonoran Coral Snake (Micruroides euryxanthus)"
54 posts
#2
Lizard
: "Is this a western fence Lizard? Usually they have a blue belly but this one doesn’t"
22 posts
#3
Salamander
: "Finally found all 7 Salamander species native to my area!"
19 posts
#4
Frog
: "2 baby garter snakes to brighten your day (bonus Frog)"
18 posts
#5
Herping
: "This is the snake that got me into Herping, a blacktail from New Mexico, What got you into Herping?"
11 posts
#6
Found
: "ID? Found in the white mountains of northern Arizona."
10 posts
#7
Baby
: "2 Baby garter snakes to brighten your day (bonus frog)"
8 posts
#8
Snakes
: "Juvenile Boomslang (Dispholidus typus), highly venomous"
7 posts
#9
Garter
: "Melanated Garter snake?"
7 posts
#10
Turtle
: "Turtle races — a little known threat to wild Turtle populations"
7 posts
Member Growth in r/herpetology
Daily
+35 members(0.0%)
Monthly
+843 members(0.6%)
Yearly
+21k members(15.7%)
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