Okay so I made a Mastodon account ~just in case~ So if we wake up one day and twitter is offline, you can still get herpfacts from Mastodon. Just in case... mastodon.sdf.org/@RecklessRe…

Okay so apparently I wasn't ready to come back from hiatus afterall. I'll take another few days and try again. Much love everyone. Sorry for the delay

I really wanted to stick to the schedule this week, but it's been kind of a stressful day and I guess I just kinda spaced, and now it's pretty late where I am, and I think I'm gonna hafta just hold off for now. Sorry folks :(

Happy 149th Birthday C.H. Lightoller! Sorry you died seventy-one years ago... But hey! You were alive for longer than you've been dead so far, so there's that! Got another seven years before we cross that milestone... ... oh god I'm such a nerd #HappyHistoricalBirthday

Karaurus, a 20cm long stem-group salamander from Kazakhstan, lived during the Middle and Late Jurassic, making it one of the oldest known salamanders. #frogfacts #herpfacts

African dwarf frogs (genus Hymenochirus) look very similar to African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis), but can be told apart by their pointed snout and four webbed feet, as X. laevis has a curved, flat snout and webbing on the hind feet only. #frogfacts #herpfacts

Moloch horridus is known by many common names, including spiny lizard, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, thorny devil, mountain devil, and moloch. Judging from this picture, I don't think I need to explain where most of those names comes from. #zarsfacts #herpfacts

The blue spotted tree monitor (Varanus macraei) can reach up to just over a meter, making them the longest of the tree monitors (subgenus Hapturosaurus) #zardfacts #herpfacts

The color pattern of the eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) varies greatly, mostly by region. These four snakes from Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Massachusetts are all eastern hogs. #snekfacts #herpfacts

The blue coral snake (Calliophis bivirgatus) is unique among elapids in that its venom does not contain a neurotoxin. Instead, it contains a calliotoxin that blocks sodium channels to cause near instant paralysis. #snekfacts #herpfacts

Okay so, I think I'm officially back from hiatus. I intend to post doubles this week to make up for the week long break, like I did last time I went on hiatus. I actually have two snekfacts ready to go, they should be up shortly.

Okay so it seems herpfacts is officially on hiatus. I'll try to be back by Monday. I'll update if anything changes.

No herpfacts tonight. Doubles tomorrow

A group of flamingoes is called a flamboyance #birbfacts #herpfacts

Zaraapelta was a Late Cretaceous Mongolian ankylosaur related to Tarchia. Its name comes from the Greek πέλτη (peltè), meaning "shield," which is common in ankylosaurid names, and zaraa, Mongolian for "hedgehog," because spines. #dinofacts #herpfacts

There is only one place in the world where you can find both gators and crocs, and are any of us surprised it's in Florida? The southern tip of Florida is the northern limit of the American crocodile, while the American alligator is found throughout Florida. #crocfacts #herpfacts

Well then since I guess I never actually posted this on Tuesday... Monitors (Varanus spp) are the only lizards with forked tongues #zardfacts #herpfacts #CouldHaveSwornIPostedThis

Pictured are the proper ways to pick up large snapping turtles, both alligator (left) & common (right). The common snapper must be handled this way because its long flexible neck lets it bite as far back as its hind legs. Never pick up any turtle by the tail #terpfacts #herpfacts

I... I could have sworn I did zardfacts already this week? The monitor lizard thing, right? Did I dream that?

Quetzalcoatlus (left) and Hatzegopterus (right), both Late Cretaceous azhdarchid pterosaurs with 10-11 meter wingspans, are some of the largest known flying creatures. They are extremely similar, but can be told apart by their crests. #pterfacts #herpfacts