Jesus Rodriguez Riverol

B.S. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation🐊 | Doris Duke Conservation Scholar | 🐸🇨🇺 (he/el)

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

Sampling is key to our #EasternIndigoSnake research. Measurements, disease/parasite swabs, and genetic samples, like those Jesus and Kira are collecting, help us assess the health and structure of Georgia���s indigo populations and identify potential #conservation threats.

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

Only a couple days left to enter our 2024 #GivingTuesday Raffle! Secure your chance to win the grand prize - a two-day field #herping trip for two!

Raffle ends at 9am EST on Dec 3, winners will be revealed later that day. See prizes and get your tickets: https://t.co/GHV7qakYTu

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

By entering our 2024 #GivingTuesday Raffle, you’re not just getting a shot at prizes like this #OrianneSociety flatwoods salamander t-shirt—you’re directly supporting #reptile and #amphibian conservation.

Tickets available until 9am EST Dec 3!
https://t.co/GHV7qakYTu

[Jesus Rodriguez Riverol @AmphibAmigo]

A beautiful diamondback found on a cloudy afternoon, seemingly unfazed as we snapped a few photos. Hopefully, this snake will get a nice meal in before the temps start to drop.

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

During our fall surveys for Spotted Turtles, we frequently encounter other #turtle species. Shown here are a pair of Eastern Mud Turtles. These small turtles display sexual dimorphism with males having longer tails and a reduced posterior plastron, among other differences.

[Bryan D. Hughes @rattlesnakeguy]

Rattlesnakes live in the highest areas of Arizona, often taking forms that defy what most residents would think possible. This one, an adult Twin-Spotted Rattlesnake, is only about 20" long as a mature adult, with a narrow head and tiny rattle.

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

Please join us in welcoming Jesus Rodriguez Riverol, our Herpetology Technician! Jesus graduated from the University of FL’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences with a BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Read more about Jesus, and all our staff: https://t.co/vZOQcoTSmg

[Jesus Rodriguez Riverol @AmphibAmigo]

@LameaceH @ZuaniaColon @BellaLGonzalez @AmphibiArik Amazing group!!!

[Jesus Rodriguez Riverol @AmphibAmigo]

Taking a break from gopher tortoise work and enjoying my time out in the water surveying for these prehistoric looking turtles

[Jenna Noel Palmisano @PalmisanoNoel]

Two of my favorite shots of pygmies for world snake day 🥰😊

[UGA SREL @UGASREL]

🦋Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), with its bright orange flowers gracing roadsides and sunny areas, may be the best-loved of Georgia’s milkweeds. It flowers over a long period in Georgia, from June through August.

#ButterflyMilkweed #GeorgiaFlora #UGASREL

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Did your Friday need some...

BABY GOPHER TORTOISES EATING BERRIES!!!!

[Jesus Rodriguez Riverol @AmphibAmigo]

@AmphibiArik @herpetologish @heart2herp @BlasinAmphibs Congrats!!!

[Arik Hartmann @AmphibiArik]

The third chapter of my dissertation is out now in Biological Conservation:
https://t.co/4vFQ9m8j6V

[The Jones Center at Ichauway @thejonesctr]

Happy Mussel Monday! 💪 Check out this Downy Rainbow 🌈 (Villosa villosa) performing a mantle display. This very rarely observed behavior was filmed by the Mussel Conservation Lab!

[The Jones Center at Ichauway @thejonesctr]

Gopher tortoise season has begun! 🐢Today, two of our staff observed this juvenile munching on some native legumes, highlighting the importance of managing native ground cover for all creatures big and small. 🌿

[Jesus Rodriguez Riverol @AmphibAmigo]

@OAcevedoCharry @LameaceH This is amazing!!!

[Jesus Rodriguez Riverol @AmphibAmigo]

@mhallett2320 @UFWildlife @UF_IFAS @UFCALS Absolutely adore the little stinkpots!!

[Matt Hallett @mhallett2320]

Snakes on the move at @UF_IFAS’s Ordway-Swisher Biological Station during @UFWildlife Techniques… Dusky pygmy rattlesnake, ribbon snake, banded watersnake, eastern (yellow) rat snake

Non-venomous species that were captured & handled were done so with proper permits & protocols

[Tyrone Ping @itsrobotface]

Breviceps namaquensis - Namaqua Rain Frog.
From Velddrif, Western Cape.
https://t.co/CKa5TVkifQ