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Herpetology: The study of amphibians and reptiles. Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. Posts range from talking about wild animals and sharing photos to discussion about new papers in the field or other biological questions. Use other subreddits for ID requests. /r/whatsthissnake /r/animalID Do not include specific locations. Do not ask for specific locations. Please post herpetoculture or other pet care questions in the appropriate subreddit. Founded 2009 · 184.2K members

183.1K members. The best post we have captured here reached 12.2K upvotes, which works out to 66 per 1,000 members.

66peak upvotes per 1,000 members
183.1Kmembers
12.2Kbest post
662most comments
101posts we track

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What actually lands here

The mix of post types among everything we have captured. Posting a link where almost nothing but images lands is wasted effort, and this is the fastest way to see it.

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Image 38% Gallery 34% Video 29%

The topics it labels

Flairs are the community's own categories, and the closest thing a subreddit has to telling you what it wants.

ID Help 8 ID Help - Go to /r/whatsthissnake or /r/animalid 2

What the ceiling looks like

The biggest posts we have captured here. Links go to the original on Reddit.

Found this big guy in a bag of potatoes!

↑ 12.2K 💬 662 gallery 2024

Once in a lifetime find today. Eastern Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis. North Central PA.

↑ 9.1K 💬 162 image 2026

What species are they? (i stacked them sorry) Its in brazil

↑ 7.9K 💬 166 image 2019

Help my dog licked this one time before I moved her away and I want to know if it is toxic ? Found in my backyard El Paso Tx

↑ 6.7K 💬 12 image 2025

Crocodile Vs Alligator, the most Florida thing I`ve seen in a while

↑ 5.3K 💬 52 video 2025

Witnessed a Box Turtle lay 4 Eggs in my backyard. What are ways to ensure safety of hatching process?

↑ 4.7K 💬 213 video 2024

Long tiny-legged adorable lizard (?)

↑ 4.5K 💬 105 video 2025

Hiking in Narcisse Manitoba Canada

↑ 4.4K 💬 81 gallery 2026

Young Gila monster near the AZ/NM border.

↑ 4.2K 💬 55 image 2026

Ran into these guys while hiking in Costa Rica

↑ 4K 💬 113 video 2024

Communities its size

Within four times the member count either way, so the comparison is fair. Sorted by upside.

r/herpetology, in numbers

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What is r/herpetology?
r/herpetology ("Herpetology: The study of amphibians and reptiles") describes itself this way: Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. Posts range from talking about wild animals and sharing photos to discussion about new papers in the field or other biological questions. Use other subreddits for ID requests. /r/whatsthissnake /r/animalID Do not include specific locations. Do not ask for specific locations. Please post herpetoculture or other pet care questions in the appropriate subreddit. It was founded in 2009 and has 184.2K members.
How many members does r/herpetology have?
r/herpetology has about 183.1K members. ViralHunt has tracked 101 of its posts; the biggest reached 12.2K upvotes, which is 66 per 1,000 members.
What is the most viral post on r/herpetology?
"Found this big guy in a bag of potatoes!" reached 12.2K upvotes and 662 comments in 2024, the highest score among the posts we hold from r/herpetology.
What subreddits are similar to r/herpetology?
Communities of a comparable size we track: r/Leakednews, r/SpaceXBets, r/circled, r/International, r/Global_News_Hub, r/FBI.
What kind of posts do best on r/herpetology?
Of the posts we hold, 38% are image posts and 34% are gallery posts.
When is the best time to post on r/herpetology?
Across 101 timestamped posts we hold, the slots whose posts averaged the highest score are Thursday at 00:00 UTC (2.8K avg upvotes), Friday at 20:00 UTC (2.1K avg upvotes), Monday at 02:00 UTC (1.7K avg upvotes). The busiest day is Monday. For Reddit as a whole, see the best time to post on Reddit page.
How many upvotes does a post need to reach the top of r/herpetology?
The 20th-best post we hold from r/herpetology has 3.3K upvotes, so that is roughly the bar for the top twenty.

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