Author name: Reptilist

I live in Greenlee County, a rural region of Eastern Arizona. Nuisance reptile relocations and snake safety talks are my avocation, but I have a day job that entails supervisory duties for a survey crew in the huge Morenci open pit copper mine. I've been working for the mine 20 years.

Spring!

Rep's Nature Series / By Reptilist

Spring makes me happy! The onset of warm weather stirs my wanderlust and strengthens my resolve to spend more time outdoors communing with nature. Living things are waking up after their short winter hiatus, and I almost feel the same way! I am elated that the Mexican Poppies are blooming, the Cactus Wrens are repairing […]

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Mountain Lion Basics

Mountain lion sightings are always memorable. It’s a marvel of nature to see one in the wild, but it can also be a hazard, especially if the sighting takes place close to home! When that happens, our natural urge to ‘sound the alarm’ is uncontrollable, because nothing raises the hairs on the backs of our

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