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ron-kichurchak.bsky.social

@ron-kichurchak.bsky.social

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I'm a wetland ecologist and conservation biologist with the NYS DEC. Obsessed with reptiles, amphibians, spiders, insects, and other creepy crawlies.

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ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I believe so. They're not that dangerous on land.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yeah, but not as many as crocs that are killed by people.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Massive croc. Not my pic.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Peek-a-boo. Variable bush viper photo by Mark Kostich.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Because the only way to treat it is to solve the ecological problems, which we, as individuals, have little control over. Unfortunately, the fate of the biosphere is often in the hands of greedy politicians.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is spot on.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Mama guarding her egg sac.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Slug porn.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The cat is not happy about this new development.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We all knew this was coming. At least a handful of oil execs made a lot of money, though, so I guess it was all worth it.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Arabian horned viper (Cerastes gasperettii) portrait by @the_jungle_reptiles!

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This might be the craziest looking leaf-tailed gecko I've ever seen and that's saying a lot. Photo bi Angi Wallace.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Glass frogs are amazing critters. Photo by Nick Stacey

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I would love to keep venomous species at some point.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Blue phase Komodo Island pit viper (Trimeresurus insularis) at toxiscales.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Yeah, it looks like a fox snake.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Yeah, they can run on top of water.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Me too.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's a lesser siren, a type of fully aquatic amphibian.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I would love to see one of these awesome creatures in the wild. Rio Grande lesser siren. Photo by Nick Stacey.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Beautiful side striped palm pit viper. Photo by Kevin Venegas

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

West African banded cobra. Not my pic.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I could never do that.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Just taking my tegu for his daily walk.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I love snakes, especially venomous ones. I wished I lived in the southeast, so I could see these guys more often. You're luckier than you realize.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This rule completely nullifies the ESA. During the public comment period, they received several hundred thousand comments with nearly all decrying the rule and begging it not be implemented, yet trump did it anyway. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...

Trump, Ending Decades of Protection, Opens Wild Habitats to Drilling and Mining

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Namib web-footed gecko under UV

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

There's only one real choice.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Green basilisk.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I found the smallest toad in my yard yesterday. It could have fit on my fingernail with room to spare. I wanted to get a picture, but I didn't have my camera or even my phone on me.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Beautiful Poecilotheria metallica.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Yeah, they're endangered. They're endemic to Ecuador.

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Pinocchio anole

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Beautiful gargoyle geckos produced by A&Y Geckos.