Tag Archives: reptiles

Gecko (or Spring at Last)

Posted on Sunday, March 31, 2024 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Spring proper is finally here. Chilly and even cold weather continued into late March, and the official announcement of the cherry trees blossoming was made on the 29th – considerably later than usual. The 29th started with strong … Continue reading →

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Hibakari

Posted on Monday, December 1, 2014 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. The weather has been erratic lately – we’ve had glorious days with the maximum in the mid- to high- teens, and cold, wet and miserable days.  The ground is covered with fallen leaves, only a few persimmons remain … Continue reading →

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Leaping Lizards! (and Springing Snakes)

Posted on Saturday, June 29, 2013 by wildinjapan

I decided to take the kids for a walk and a little exploration.  I chose the area near Seibu Dome for its easy access and the Sayama Fudoson and Yamaguchi Senshu Kannon temple complexes – located in the foothills near … Continue reading →

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To get to the other side

Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2013 by wildinjapan

You don’t see this every day.     I stumbled upon this on June 13th near the border between Saitama and Tokyo.   The snake in question is almost certainly the Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora), locally known as the … Continue reading →

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WANTED

Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012 by wildinjapan

The Japanese news (which is notorious for frequently being bereft of actual news content) has been having a field day with the recent apprehension of Tatsuya Takahashi, the last of a trio of Aum Shinrikyo members wanted for the 1995 … Continue reading →

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Union of the Snake

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 by wildinjapan

  Japan is home to several types of venomous snakes.  Most of these – sea snakes (umihebi) and coral snakes, both of which belong to the same family as cobras – are restricted to the sub-tropical Ryukyu island system and … Continue reading →

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