<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:03:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@herpetologyguy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Lizard With Toxic Blood!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skinks are fairly common lizards in many parts of the world and are really cool animals to stop and observe. Watch one long enough (or startle a lizard by accident!) and you may see them exhibit an incredible]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@herpetologyguy/meet-the-lizard-with-toxic-blood</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@herpetologyguy/meet-the-lizard-with-toxic-blood</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2020 01:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/nfmjGBnmM873LyiiGg51z8iqwrDX66QCK374XaTG3jCnuwzwMRsQwsWRj7reibfojnnHSGUr2jvbzbAfGZoebtoz9uhtVShurPUU15EhvkhfUNCzFSiWgSMcvWagHEkCL58zMXBMRQfCin14Qv3BzEvGH3UYqTJk8AgTm9WTxQx9KQxc48oJ6R4im1SVV972E7nu51WeBGAbavzkGJuSKECy8B823RoXNNxozfYd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Your Average Deer]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while, Steemit! I had to pop in today with one of my coolest finds, though it is not of the scaly/slimy variety!  This evening, I was at Cold Harbor Battlefield, just playing some Pokemon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@herpetologyguy/not-your-average-deer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@herpetologyguy/not-your-average-deer</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 03:10:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HuuaCwcKuiEkeKJRPGSCJJH4AUmGAvXchKsby27g5sW7wh2sPxQqfxTKSoqs1fQWd8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Lizard Displays an Unusual Aquatic Adaptation (Video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the reasons I love reptiles and amphibians is that they display some absolutely incredible adaptations to survive. Some adaptations, while effective, aren't too surprising to those who observe them,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/video/@herpetologyguy/this-lizard-displays-an-unusual-aquatic-adaptation-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/video/@herpetologyguy/this-lizard-displays-an-unusual-aquatic-adaptation-video</guid><category><![CDATA[video]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2019 13:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QLrGDMEu7JXL1jaXqPnsqcdhTcRjYkPabiiPzz99vDt6Bpdnib3iTJSGMqDAfkxdmvNeBWBcP41B8n72tQZfU1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Game Review: Megaquarium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Released Spetember 13, 2018 by developer Twice Circled (developer of Big Pharma), Megaquarium is a theme park management game that tasks you with creating and operating your own aquarium. Like most management]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/games/@herpetologyguy/video-game-review-megaquarium</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/games/@herpetologyguy/video-game-review-megaquarium</guid><category><![CDATA[games]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:20:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHUgtiVohqD3KmsxAu3ApX1FtTf5CCgJkns4HqajLNFn6Eo8hJUaXhe5Xkhf5ifGQFKcMG4MgJh8asAkEJzcBY4e4TqFi3YEHLs?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relocated Vipers Show Distinct Homing Instincts]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the massive expansion of development around the world, human infrastructure is constantly encroaching further and further into natural native habitats. As expected, this means that humans are encountering]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/relocated-vipers-show-distinct-homing-instincts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/relocated-vipers-show-distinct-homing-instincts</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 20:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yqTwgGWgYEgM846ghU83gJeYgmzGUawfnrHgbqPBEf3thXMJocKekpfkizXXnXK7LFD2VdFLSzhvrrv6kSonLs7Mb7vDnSVZne?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Alive!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't believe it's been EIGHT FREAKING MONTHS since I posted here on steemit. I don't even know how it happened and I swear it doesn't feel like it's been anywhere that long. One day I just took a break]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@herpetologyguy/still-alive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@herpetologyguy/still-alive</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 23:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcxzuKPLNeSnoShXhLpewVFzanL27dFi4MkbChM3tEcmfchSCtnSkgymX9ZFb9uieKpAPBZbN2y3AgCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm Officially a Tour Guide!!! (And I already had an odd experience...)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, so I already broke my promise and haven't been too active this week, BUT for good reason. As I mentioned in my last post, I recently acquired a tour guide license to lead GHOST TOURS in Williamsburg!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@herpetologyguy/i-m-officially-a-tour-guide-and-i-already-had-an-odd-experience</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@herpetologyguy/i-m-officially-a-tour-guide-and-i-already-had-an-odd-experience</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 03:18:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1aZ5vrxY8hwcitKkJhyVbmVUc885hZry58nBTKiU31cmdUM5cyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[@Herpetologyguy, where have you been?!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Okay, I'm sure nobody has been asking that, but I like to believe my absence hasn't gone completely unnoticed by the steemit community. I've logged in here and there, but I haven't posted in almost a month]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@herpetologyguy/herpetologyguy-where-have-you-been</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@herpetologyguy/herpetologyguy-where-have-you-been</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZQzkfwDqxFcn654WBfi8fBSLAFXH4AeqHehLaup4XQx5vDF51Wy1VhqdwHzVNoky81nCKrXsBkN2aLKqDfn5Qcazxuokwgo4ABh3PSgRi2St3XhRYs3L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Biologists Discover New Ocean Zone]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's estimated that 95 percent of the livable space on our planet is in the ocean. Yet only a fraction of that space has been explored." - Carole Baldwin, curator of fishes at the Smithsonian's National]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/marine-biologists-discover-new-ocean-zone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/marine-biologists-discover-new-ocean-zone</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:06:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMf7k3njfJXiFnRLceWQEqTAzwq5pMKoxdngXZ6sm2PzFHq5wyRZ4FNyFNfSFvAT7f7xYMcNpEfLLmhK2HeCPqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia Officially Names A State Salamander!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virginia has quite a few state symbols, such as birds, trees, shells, fossils, songs, poems, and dogs (among many others) that residents have chosen over the years to represent our state. Earlier this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/virginia-officially-names-a-state-salamander</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/virginia-officially-names-a-state-salamander</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGRBim423cJ6PtdTZpSpcQdZTr5AtUYGpwihWHcAMh6okTKf6QjoZA2zy3nZUwn6rootsanYijPB2bhszKrSY27LTJCRJ3p2QhzYABZh3Mpi3w7ptZcgxcchGS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Game Riddle: I SOLVED THE JINDOSH RIDDLE!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dishonored video game series will always be one of my absolute favorites. A fairly large open sandbox world, Dishonored 2 gives its players a few goals and then sets them free to accomplish them however]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/games/@herpetologyguy/video-game-riddle-i-solved-the-jindosh-lock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/games/@herpetologyguy/video-game-riddle-i-solved-the-jindosh-lock</guid><category><![CDATA[games]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJbSA1Z6hjRDE3wWLsYaySPLJ7nmaSHcg1rE8cTbZANprZQRFUbGn1YGA8wi9NXTSapUTrQRwcUPGhJAc6jk2o1iBe86CYns92XhAe1WZc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Don't Any Snakes Eat Plants?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I've been having a bit of writer's block lately (hence my decreased activity) due to the colder weather and general lack of herptile activity. However, on my last post @beatminister left a comment that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/why-don-t-any-snakes-eat-plants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/why-don-t-any-snakes-eat-plants</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:37:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83ixEQeqfdDnfAgFrJd6FteGWNmgPgByAQawA9NxJMevHmYRSGLKR9wgo9dbtrHyvM2f65VrZEHC6i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snakes Are Crucial Seed "Rescuers" and Distributors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snakes are not everyone's favorite species, however we humans rely on these slithering reptiles far more than most people realize. They are incredibly beneficial predators, controlling pest populations]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/snakes-are-crucial-seed-rescuers-and-distributors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/snakes-are-crucial-seed-rescuers-and-distributors</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 03:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwewuMLMRtzq1fjapcTHwWeF2DxmoRjU6XL3mhRr6uBEmFvm8W4mALGZ4SAnK7kUmZKP5GXMcEi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[@Herpetologyguy's Pyrography]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winter time is not the busiest of times for a herpetologist. 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Producing melatonin, the pineal gland regulates sleep patterns in both circadian and seasonal cycles, but it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/third-eye-of-ancient-reptiles-reveals-clues-about-evolution-of-warmbloodedness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/third-eye-of-ancient-reptiles-reveals-clues-about-evolution-of-warmbloodedness</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHS9q2N1ksV9gjqGMdpTUZfjsX4sMWB3kzzRC3gtrhXVD23CGYa8kMmHQsUHnraBMWkrPhbLe6NtanWC3T9c8ea65sYntHKzEuHQWSYA9CPW28KdmpAmjEgRBaUhCiZsE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ilha da Queimada Grande: The Forbidden Snake Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ilha da Quemada Grande is not a place most people have on their wish-list of travel destinations. Roughly 20 miles off the coast of Sao Paolo, Brazil, this little island has remained almost completely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/ilha-da-queimada-grande-the-forbidden-snake-island</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/ilha-da-queimada-grande-the-forbidden-snake-island</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:47:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6CKZBgffrqCGh1F8rJXxEStTdRgMUE8N9wpUmv4sHjfMASSy5RNMtU6aU1i7VNwMK3eSuTofDiE93VgjwD8oJww9cJ8bJ8Mcfc7sXCzL46X4Kk5nSMviU8E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Are Snakes Able To Move In A Straight Line? (And What Can We Learn From It?)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When talking about snake locomotion, we generally just describe their movement as "slithering". Even without limbs, snakes are masters of of both horizontal and vertical movement, and are able to traverse]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/how-are-snakes-able-to-move-in-a-straight-line-and-what-can-we-learn-from-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@herpetologyguy/how-are-snakes-able-to-move-in-a-straight-line-and-what-can-we-learn-from-it</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herpetologyguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:44:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH6Sifaa8tEqRZT89cwm2JggqiBE9fQNKfSv7dcjo8bbfcReRW3QCDBtVS75VxnJcwQscgyPZPn77vMUxJSDNQ1hgmFGF56ubNiv8Xzu837dqr7VQVXq2hYScXZmjc7F2aiY2PoduY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rattlesnakes Are Far More Social Than People Realize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snakes garner quite a bit of fear and hatred from humans. 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