Work, Jan 12th 2009 *DUW*

[janeothejungle]

Man I love working in California.


Baby Tarantula


My research site of the day


The cuteness. I LOVE finding baby snakes even more than the big and grumpy ones.

He's a Chaparral Whipsnake (masticophis lateralis)


Gilbert skink belly


redhead


Adorable Anna's Hummingbird on the manzanita




First frog of the season (Pseudacris regilla).


Dorsal




It's a boy (dark throat patch) waiting for the rain to fill up his breeding pond


I lichen this job a lot.


Manzanita


Millipede (these guys produce cyanide when disturbed)


Greenery (which we lack most of the year)


Scolopendra (aka bitey bitey)


StinkButt Beetles


See ya next time



Cheers,
Kat

[LadyOhh]

Rock on...

I don't like the Stinky butt beetles...

I've had a bad run in once..

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Oh wow I really sure ate that you have to work in such conditions ………………can we trade

Well except for that ----> Baby Tarantula

[joepythons]

Now did you even break a sweat at work yesterday? thanks for sharing

[nwheat]

Now did you even break a sweat at work yesterday? thanks for sharing

You know, she probably did - we are having some incredibly nice weather currently!

Wonderful pics as always, Kat! You do have an awesome job!!

[cassandra]

Cute bebe snakey!

I love it when Kat has a "Take the user forums to work" day...

[TheMolenater2]

Snakes in January? I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU, I HATE YOU!
Its 40-50 degrees here.

[catawhat75]

Awesome pics Very jealous!
Molenator, I will take your 40-50's any day. It is in the 20's now and the high later in the week is going to be a whopping 8 degrees.

[Jerhart]

I am sooooo studying the wrong thing. Kat, I am sure you have said this before, but what do you do? And what was your background on getting there? I am very jealous. The closest thing I can do to that is restoring habitat. ...if I were to go out and catch some critters, I would just get 'eeeewwwwww, what are doing!?' responses from my coworkers.

Thanks for sharing the pics!

[janeothejungle]

I am sooooo studying the wrong thing. Kat, I am sure you have said this before, but what do you do? And what was your background on getting there? I am very jealous. The closest thing I can do to that is restoring habitat. ...if I were to go out and catch some critters, I would just get 'eeeewwwwww, what are doing!?' responses from my coworkers.

Thanks for sharing the pics!

I work as a wildlife biologist for a private company here in Cali and I'm trying to get my research data done so I can write my thesis and be done with grad school. I have a BS in Biology (Ecology and Evolution) and did a few undergrad projects at the time and after grad school, I may go doctorate if the turtle surveys we are just starting up go well. The downside of my job is that you occasionally have to stand in the pouring rain at 11pm listening for frog calls or trying to radiotrack pregnant turtles and you must be willing to live on top ramen for the first few years......

It's not for everyone, but I wouldn't trade it.

Cheers,
Kat