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Carlton Carnivores

Jun 21
4 min

West Coast Beauty

A delicate western wildflower, something different to appreciate on the Carnivore Blog.

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Carlton Carnivores

May 12
4 min

The Marbled Girl

Like many snakes in the pet trade, sand boas come in several morphs. Marmora has some particularly unusual ones in her.

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Carlton Carnivores

Mar 23
8 min

Slender Mountain Splendor

Overlooked too often in favor of the Rainbow Boas, the Caribbean species like the Dominican Mountain Boa are spectacular animals.

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Carlton Carnivores

Mar 18
4 min

Drosera affinis: An African Gem

Lesser known than its relative D. madagascariensis, and maybe a touch pickier, but D. affinis is worth the struggle to grow.

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Carlton Carnivores

Mar 7
6 min

Alterna-tive beauties

Gray-banded kingsnakes, Lampropeltis alterna. Not as common in captivity as they once were, but still phenomenal animals.

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Carlton Carnivores

Feb 27
6 min

What's In A Name?

A half-dozen methods for denoting the significance of a cultivated plant exist, each signifying something unique. What's the importance?

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Carlton Carnivores

Jan 10
6 min

Spotted Ozzies

From the Land Down Under hail many unusual species, among them some of the smallest pythons in the world.

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Carlton Carnivores

Jan 2
3 min

Heterosis: A Case Study

Looking at hybrid vigor in the case of a homemade South African sundew cross.

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Carlton Carnivores

Dec 15, 2019
15 min

Field Trip!

Overview of a herping trip to Cheyenne Bottoms Refuge in Kansas.

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Carlton Carnivores

Dec 13, 2019
5 min

On the Border: Baird's Rat Snakes

A rather overlooked rat snake, but a beautiful species nonetheless. And color changers to boot!

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Carlton Carnivores

Nov 3, 2019
5 min

South of the Border Shadow

Hes got a thing for fingers, but that doesn't make Tsefan the Mexican Black Kingsnake any less beautiful, or fascinating.

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Carlton Carnivores

Oct 20, 2019
4 min

Drosera graomogolensis: A South American Jewel

A relatively easy-to-grow gem from south of the border, and my experiences thus far with it.

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Carlton Carnivores

Jul 21, 2019
4 min

Mischief in Black

While milk snakes have been part of the collection for some time, other kingsnakes are a very new addition...and new personality type.

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Carlton Carnivores

Jul 20, 2019
3 min

Species Focus: Byblis guehoi

A quick overview of this classic Rainbow Plant species, and some of my personal experiences with growing it.

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Carlton Carnivores

Jul 2, 2019
5 min

Red Touch Yellow...

There's a teensy little new family member, and he's a truly unique case in many ways.

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Carlton Carnivores

Jun 29, 2019
3 min

Species Focus: Byblis aquatica

Carnivorous, colorful, and surprisingly easy to grow.

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Carlton Carnivores

Jun 26, 2019
5 min

Flying Flashy with Massive Moths

A beginning foray into caring for and learning about the great Saturniidae.

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Carlton Carnivores

May 18, 2019
6 min

What's That Smell? Corpse Flowers!

There's nothing more wonderful than something in nature that breaks all our standard rules; naturally the carnivorous plants I obsess ove...

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Carlton Carnivores

Apr 14, 2019
4 min

Rufus and Lobo: A Note on the Value of Recognizing Species and Subspecies

A recent, in-depth study on the genetic composition of the populations currently recognized as Red Wolves, Coyotes, Gray Wolves, and Mexi...

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Carlton Carnivores

Mar 20, 2019
4 min

Real Ghosts and How to Raise Them

Time for another bug blog methinks...this one, about that which has become my favorite mantid: Phyllocrania paradoxa is one of three spec...

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