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@plesnercph

Animal nerd. Ethology. Languages. Etymology. Single malt whisky. Most things science. The monitor lizard in my banner is a Varanus varius in Copenhagen Zoo.

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plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· 25d

🐍Golden flying snake. (Chrysopelea ornata). Max size 130 cm (4'3.2"). Arboreal. Found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷kuritafsheen77 on Freepik

A curled up mostly green and black snake. Every scale is green in the middle and bordered by black. The top of the head is black with yellow markings. The throat and the belly are yellow. The snake is looking to the right in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· 26d

🐢Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) mating, Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max carapace length 38 cm (15"). From Madagascar. Has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius. Threatened by poaching and habitat destruction. Considered Critically endangered by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

Two dark grey tortoises mating. The male is partly on top of the female. The legs and most of the head and neck are yellowish. The carapace is dark grey with yellow spots. There are yellow lines radiating from each of the yellow spots. Both tortoises are looking to the right in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· 27d

🐸Tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii). Max. size 105 mm (4.1"). Males are significantly smaller than females. Insectivorous. Secretes a toxic substance from the skin if threatened. Found in Madagascar. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by miniformat65 on Pixabay

A large orange brown frog is sitting in shallow water. The throat and belly paler in colour than the back. A dark stripe can be seen from just behind each eye and continuing down its side. It is looking directly at the camera in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· 28d

🦎Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max length ~40 cm (~16"). Found in southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam. Threats are collection for the pet trade and habitat fragmentation/loss. Considered Endangered by the IUCN. 📷 by plesnercph

A mostly brown and grey lizard is clinging on to a green plant to keep most of its body out of the water. The lizard has white markings across the lips. The lizard is looking up and to the right in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· 29d

🐍King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max. length 585 cm (19'2") - the longest venomous snake in the world. Eats other snakes (Ophiophagus means snake eater). Found in South and Southeast Asia. Considered Vulnerable by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

An olive green snake on the ground in a large terrarium. The head is golden brown while the throat is a lighter colour than both the head and body of the snake. The ground is covered in dry leaves, earth, wood shavings and a few branches. Behind the snake is a grey concrete wall. To the right in the picture is a plant with dark green leaves. The snake is looking to the left in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 14

🐸River toad/Asian giant toad (Phrynoidis asper), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size 140 mm (5.5"). Females tend to be larger than males. Eats mostly ants. Found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

A grey toad is sitting on a fallen log. It has very warty skin. The eyes are silvery with a horizontal pupil. The toad is looking to the left in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 13

🦎Two basking Sudan mastigures (Uromastyx dispar), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max. size 455 mm (17.9"). Found in Africa (Algeria, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Sudan) Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

Two lizards are basking on a flat rock. One is partly on top of the other. The top one is a mottled green on most of the body and grey/brown on the neck and head. The bottom one is mostly brown. Both have lighter coloured throat and toes/fingers. The rear part of the back of the top one is bright white because it is directly below the heating lamp. The top one is looking to the right in the picture. The bottom one is looking at something to the right of the camera.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 12

🐍Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max. confirmed length 695 cm (22'10"). Longest snake species in the world. Found in South and Southeast Asia from India in the west to the Philippines in the East. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

The head and front part the body of a large snake. It is resting on the ground. The snake is mostly brown with black and grey markings while also showing a bit of yellow and white. A thin black line runs from the upper lip to the neck and another one starts behind the eye and runs diagonally down along the side of its head. The snake is looking to the left of the camera in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 11

🐊Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark Max size 350 cm (11'6"). Males tend to be slightly larger than females. There are thought to be only about 100 non-hatchlings left in the wild. Is considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

The head of a grey/brown crocodile. The crocodile is floating at the surface of the water. It is looking to the right in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 10

🐢Mata mata (Chelus fimbriata). Max carapace size 45 cm (17.7"). Carnivorous. Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates. Found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, The Guianas, Peru, Trinidad and Venezuela. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

A light grey turtle under water. It is swimming above a piece of wood lying at the bottom of its enclosure. The turtle has a very long neck with lots of small flaps of skin. The quite sizable mouth is wide open. The turtle is looking to the left of the camera.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 9

🐸Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size 8 cm (3.15"). Has fairly short rear legs which often causes it to 'walk' rather than jump. Found in western, central and northern Europe. Prefers sandy soil. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

A well-camouflaged brown toad is sitting on the ground among brown leaves. It has a yellowish line starting at the snout and going all the way down the middle of the back. The toad is looking up and to the right in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 8

🦎Solomon Islands skink (Corucia zebrata), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size 81 cm (2'8"), most of which is its tail. Largest species of skink in the world. Herbivorous and arboreal. Found in the Solomon Islands . Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

The head and right front leg of a light olive coloured lizard with mottled brownish markings. Part of the tail can be seen in the background. The lizard is looking at something to the right and slightly below the camera.
The lizard insisted on being up close against the glass front of its terrarium causing the picture to be slightly out of focus as the phone was pressed against said glass to avoid glare.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 7

🐍Ball python (Python regius) in Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size for males 107 cm (3'6"), for females 182 cm (6'). Found from Senegal in the west to Uganda and Sudan in the east. Hunted for its meat, skin and for the pet trade. Considered Nearly Threatened by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

Dark brown snake with light brown blotches. It is slithering along a couple of large pieces of dead wood. In the background and at the right side of the picture, a few large dark green leaves can be seen. The snake is looking to the left in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 6

🐸Magnificent tree frogs (Pelodryas splendida) in Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size 106 mm (4.2"). Found in Australia (northern Western Australia and northwestern Northern Territory). Eats insects and other invertebrates. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

A green frog is sitting on a naked branch. The throat and belly are whitish. On the head, legs and back are a number of yellowish white spots. The toes are yellowish. The frog is looking to the right and slightly away from the camera.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 6

The 'missed #caturday' part reminded me of this classic Garfield strip:

A comic strip with two panels.
In the first one, Garfield wakes up.
In the second one, Garfield thinks 'You know it's Monday when you wake up and it's Tuesday'.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 5

🦎Young Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max size ~3 m (~9'10"). Males tend to be larger than females. Found in Indonesia (on the islands of Flores, Gili Dasami, Gili Motang, Komodo and Rinca). Considered Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

A young lizard on a thick branch. The tails of another two lizards are just visible to the left of the picture. The lizard is mottled in different tones of grey and brown. The lizard is looking to the left in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 4

🐍Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max. confirmed size 521 cm (17"1'). Heaviest snake species in the world Found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Venezuela. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

An very large, brown/olive green snake is on its way out of the water. 80% of the length of the snake is still below the surface of the water. The snake has dark brown markings all over its body. It is looking to the left in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 3

🐢African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) in Vissenbjerg Terrarium, Denmark. Max carapace length: males 86 cm (~34"), females 58 cm (23"). This male is close to maximum size. Found in sub-Saharan Africa. Considered Endangered by the IUCN. 📷by plesnercph

A large light brown tortoise is walking past the camera. The scutes on the carapace are furrowed and the specific name 'sulcata' does indeed mean furrowed. The tortoise is looking to the right in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 2

🦎Young leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius). Max size for males 28 cm (11"), for females 20 cm (7.9"). Eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Found in dry areas in Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and India. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by kuritafsheen77 Freepik

A mostly black and white/light grey lizard is sitting on a naked branch. There is a white lines behind the head which continues under the eye to the snout. This line along with several bands across the back have a number of dark spots in them. Between the dark bands are a number of black saddle-shaped markings across the back and tail. The toes are white. The lizard is looking to the right in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jul 1

Indonesian bubble-nest frog (Feihyla vittiger). Max size ~30 mm (~1.2"). Females tend to be larger than males. Found in the western part of Java, Indonesia. Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN. 📷by Noval Gani on Pexels

A yellow frog with a white belly is clinging on to a thin plant stem. It has some tiny brown markings on the head. The toes are almost transparent. The frog is looking at something slightly to the right of the camera.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 30

🐍Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus). Venomous. Eats mostly small mammals, but also small birds and (very rarely) frogs. Max size 152 cm (4'11.8"). Found in eastern USA. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by stevedoessteve on Pexels

The head, neck and part of the body of a light brown snake with medium brown and black markings. The snake is looking to the left in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 30

My result is fairly similar:

A graph showing the result of a quiz on how I feel about AI.

Below the graph is this text:

You are...
The Union Organizer
patron saint: Cory Doctorow
AI is a real tool being used to extract real labor value from real people without paying them. You don't care about the singularity — you care about the artists, writers, and workers getting strip-mined by capital. You're not anti-technology. You're anti-theft.
Impact: -0.3 • Valence: -4.1

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 29

🦎Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis). Max size 28 cm (11"). Males tend to be larger than females. Found in Madagascar. Has been introduced to Florida and Hawaii (USA) as well as to Reunion and Mauritius. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Ganajp on Pexels

Large green gecko with red markings on its head. The gecko is sitting heads down on the bark of a tree. Part of its tongue is visible. The lizard is looking at something below the camera.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 28

🐸Himalayan newts (Tylototriton verrucosus). Max size 200 mm (7.9"). Eats insects, worms and other smaller invertebrates. Found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. Considered Near Threatened by the IUCN. 📷by Wirestock on Freepik

Two brown newts are in the center of the picture and a third one can be seen further back. They are sitting on moist soil among brown leaves. They each have an orange bony ridge down the middle of their backs, a short one behind each eye as well as a row of round orange knob-like tubercles along each side. The newts are pretty much looking at each other in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 27

Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis). Max size ~200 cm (6'7"). Found in northern and eastern Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and the Caroline Islands. Has been introduced to Guam. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. by Gordon H. Rodda, USFWS on Pixnio

The front part of a slender yellowish brown snake among some green leaves. The snake is looking to the right in the picture.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 26

The 'I'm aware of Dryophytes, but I'll stick with Hyla' reminded me of this, which most of us experience to some degree every January:

Two dinosaurs are sitting at a table. One is writing a check and saying to the other one:
'Argh! I know it's the Mesozoic era, but I'm still writing "Paleozoic era" on my checks.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 26

🦎Slow worm (Anguis fragilis). Max. size 575 mm (22.5"), but usually smaller. A legless lizard - not a snake. One difference is that slow worms have eyelids. Found in western and northern Europe and in the western Balkans. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash

A legless lizard on the ground. The head is dark brown on top and cream-coloured with dark markings around the mouth and on the throat. The body has longitudinal stripes of brown on a cream-coloured background. The lizard is heading towards a point slightly to the left of the camera.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 26

After running non-stop since June 2014, I've finally had to replace the rubber membrane inside my trusty Aqua Medic Mistral 2000 aquarium air pump. It used to pump up to 2500 l/h (660 gal/h). Now it's thereabouts again. I love stuff that just works.

A dark blue aquarium air pump with a 12mm output branching into 6 connectors each fitting ordinary 6mm air tubing.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 26

My brother has Parkinson's and uses a larger version of one of these because of problems remembering things.

A white pill box with 7 compartments - one for each day of the week. A shortened form of the name of each day of the week is printed in black letters on the lids of the compartments.

plesnercph🇩🇰@plesnercph· Jun 25

Helena's treefrog (Osteocephalus helenae) from Peru. Max. size for males 41 mm (1.6"), for females 51 mm (2"). Found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru and Venezuela. Not evaluated by the IUCN. Ulrike Langner on Unsplash