As mentioned before, because of my CFS condition I am limited to uploading old pictures – and that at very slow pace.

This time they're from an excursion to the surroundings of lake vrana in Croatia, back in 2010, which I did with some fellows from the Austrian Herpetological Society (ÖGH, the majority also belonging to the herpetofauna.at-Team).

I cannot remember much, but these ÖGH field trips are usually nice and relaxed, with a good balance of searching/photographing animals and relaxing together over a beer or coffee. And based on the excursion participants it can only have been a very nice time 🙂
 
Zamenis situla / Leopardnatter / leopard snakeThe big highlight of a Balkans trip, and usually very hard to find: Zamenis situla / Leopardnatter / leopard snake
 
Euscorpius sp. / small wood scorpionsA quite common find in Croatia: Euscorpius sp., a group of small, +/- harmless scorpions
 
juvenile Lacerta trilineata / Riesensmaragdeidechse / Balkan green lizardOne of the typical lizard species for the coastal regions of Croatia: Lacerta trilineata / Riesensmaragdeidechse / Balkan green lizard. Here a juvenile specimen with the three stripes that give it its latin name.
 
And here a heap of other pictures from that field trip 🙂