If it looks like a snake and slithers like a snake, it must be a…. lizard?
My wise old grandmother often said that if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Yesterday at the San Diego Zoo, near the new Reptile Walk, is a Scheltopusik, or European Glass Lizard (Pseudopus apodus). It looks like this one at SeaWorld:
The one yesterday afternoon at the Zoo was being photogenic:
Would you like to rub my chinny chin chin?
Wait! Let me show you my good side!
Here’s my good side.
I think my wise old grandmother would say, “If it looks like a snake and slithers like a snake, it must be a snake.
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Posted on July 14, 2012, in Fauna, Mother & Father Nature, Photos, Zoo & Safari Park and tagged legless lizard pictures, san diego zoo pictures, seaworld san diego. Bookmark the permalink. 22 Comments.
This is bad timing because there is something slithering in the ceiling here right now!
Apart from that, unbelievable photos because the snake looks quite friendly and amenable – how the hell did you do that?!
Patience, which means that one has to go to the Zoo alone. Otherwise everyone else is yelling, “Come on, Russel. Let’s go, You already have 75,000 pictures!”
Okay – well, if you have that kind of patience, you might be the best person to climb into our ceiling and photograph whatever is up there (I promise not to lock you in). I can pay you for this job with white peacock feathers. Is it a deal?
Deal!
I get up in attics all the time since I’m a home inspector, so no problem. This will be easy! And for some white peacock feathers! Yahooooooooooooo!
Okay, see you tomorrow – will have the kettle on. I think I’ve said this before but, alas, you never come on over – it’s not that far – hehe!
You are a helluva photographer — I’ve never seen a photo of a snake looking .. uh, sweet! LOL!
But see, this isn’t a snake! It’s a lizard! Lizards always look sweet, don’t they?…………lol
Ahh, learn something new every day! Thanks! I never saw a legless lizard, lol
thats one odd-looking and cool snake!
Great shots, but I can’t bring myself to LIKE anything with a snake in it. Maybe he could come and get the rat I saw at my bird feeder, though! Snakes trump rats.
Wonderful photos. I know I shouldn’t anthropomorphize, but the snake’s expression looks almost human.
Have never seen a smiley snake before! Amazing shots Russel
I covet Zoey, but I don’t covet the lizard!
Now you’ve given Zoey the Cool Cat a big head………..lol
S is for snake.
Ew, however it walks and quacks – i wouldn’t like to meet it tete-a-tete! I like much more the pic of the cool cat on printer <3
Wow, these are the best shots I have seen in a long time!!!!
oh, I am sorry, that looks prehistoric and scary
What a show-off!
“i’m a crawlin king snake” yeah, john lee hooker memory there . . . i gotta get out more
He was totally posing and smiling for you! HAHA
Fascinating animal! And such a diva as well.