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You can see a pretty prominent dorsal stripe in the first pic, marcianus or cyrtopsis would be my guess.

Nice shots, always a good time down that way

Very nice, looks like you made the most of your spring down here!

The landscapes were definitely as colorful and alive as they've been in many years.

Beautiful Cape Gopher, did you get any full body shots?

Very cool find Zach, that's one impressive animal I'd like to knock off the life list one day...

What a great series, you've given me some great ideas for that "dream trip" someday!

Especially like the mix of mammals, birds and landscapes, balances the whole trip out. Well done!

2 different Todos Zach. The isla of Todos in northern Baja has the mountain king. The other is a town deep down on the west coast which is what Travis is referring to. Travis, tough sledding this time of year, but turn all the natural and not so natural cover you can would be my advice. You're bound...

Great series of images. From the wildlife to the landscapes to the herps, awesome stuff! Is it me or is that 2nd splendida just an absolute screamer?

Thanks for taking the time to put those together.

Bitchin'! Top 5 bucket list snake for sure...

Very cool post with some neat perspectives! Kinda refreshing. What a cool Malinois you have.

Thanks for the post

Your first vertical 'snake in habitat' shot is perfect.

Congrats on your first from there as well, those big orange dinosaurs are a treat!

~Kevin

I'll miss you my friend.

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See you on the other side.

Daniel, if you're still with us, here's a bad shot of the king I mentioned. Both subject and photographer weren't feeling the whole photo shoot thing at the time. http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a598/ramblon1/AZ%2013_zpshk1bsz8u.jpg There's a faint undertone of color around the neck and venter i...

I didn't ask for the definition of the term intergrade. And I don't recall insinuating that one individual in Santa Cruz County represents a pure population. Wasn't really looking for a snarky response either, but I guess that's the one you get if you're not a prospective book buyer... I'm also not ...

Brian, what would you consider the purest form? I found an individual well east of the Pajarito's lacking any pigment, certainly resembling the Sonora animals in appearance.

Feel your pain with all the DOR's in that region, it can be difficult and dangerous in many stretches along Hwy 1, those all nighter truckers don't give 2 $hits about conditions, curves, or slower vehicles :shock: Lyres are quite common through that stretch, but can't say I've seen one with that muc...

FYI, animal control will respond to any wild animal that poses an immediate threat to person or domestic animal (i.e. Rattlesnake in a yard). How quickly they respond is another story... Good story and photos, lucky for the crote, you got there in time. Many of the specks don't turn out well in my n...

I agree, that GB gopher is beautiful! Do you have any other full body shots? You did well given the unseasonably cool, wet weather. Sucks for your roadtrip, but we'll take the moisture any way we can get it out here!

Nice shots

Tough crowd I guess jim.

Never personally looked in the city limits, but it's safe to say it's in the heart of coastal boa land so I'd assume they are on any decent hillside there.

So it's also safe to say, yes there is such a thing

Very cool series Kent! Always a pleasure to bump into you in the field in some obscure place.

Take care bud.

to a handful of ensuing wet seasons!

You are the definition of a field herper/photographer, you document and catch the entire essence of what we do better than any I see here. It's a very relatable "style" to me. It's posts like this that almost make me want to share again, then I see the critics and remember why I stopped. The good, t...

That's an awesome shot Kent!

So........there are boas on isla Todo Santos?

Research the heck out of the species your'e in search of. As mentioned, try checking out californiaherps.com, wealth of good info there. As others have said, this time of year can suck, especially for desert dwellers. So here's your advice... Get up to some lonely stretches of road in the high deser...

Beautiful animals and photography! Images of molochs never get old!

The landscape shots at the end were very well done and added a great touch.

Thanks for that post

Very cool stuff Kent! The ones that caught my eye were the gecko and his coastal chapparal habitat in the background. The very yellow striper as well as the fulginosus. Great commentary/narrative as usual.

Hope to see you in the field sometime soon

Jim, I've often wondered the same, mostly in regards to the rubber. Certainly seems to be suitable habitat especially above 6K, maybe the difference in flora/drier nature of the San Gabriels? Maybe the age comparison of the ranges (fyi; I have no idea what that difference is but now I'm curious) cou...

Jon, how insensitive of me to publicly mock a tweaker lot lizard solely for the amusement of myself and a few friends. But I will file your complaint with the others, in the "who gives a $hit" department...

Thanks for the input, no hard feelings.

The Crestline area is rich with critters such as this specimen, albeit this individual was documented on the move towards the desert slope.

Mentioned something about a "hefe"...

The perfect explanation and a great read! Thank you for the link sir.

One of the coolest posts I've seen. The narrative and photos, great stuff. Cobra, pit vipers, retic, WHAT?? Knowing nothing about Thailand, I found it odd that 10 snakes is a big night? Seems like such "snaky" habitat that numbers lke that would be common under the right conditions. Again, great pos...

Cool find and very cool species





They get darker. About 200 miles south...

Very cool and very well done, conveys the fun of traveling, herping and enjoying good times with a close friend. The essence of what this is all about.

Try finding boardlines that other people have set up and then hit them three times a week. That's how we do things around here.

Exaaactly...

Beautiful series sir! You guys sure do have a lot of successful outings...

From an observers perspective; the glossy/K rat series was incredible!

From a photographers perspective; the late day bill boa find sums up the hard work/reward aspect of field herping.

Well done

I do a lot of these for work with explorer groups and such and they really do make a difference. Especially having live animals, seems to engage the kids more than talk and photos, getting them to share encounters of their own, many of which where I work (Long Beach) have never been on a camping tri...

What are the reasons some of you have not joined us? Are you ignorant of how the database works? Do you think it's too much trouble? Too hard?

Yes, possibly and yes. So simplify this for a layman like myself Brain so I can possibly enter information. And good morning btw

Personally I would dip into tijuana, drink as much as possible then go wander around alone in the outskirts of town, they are out there.

Sounds like the way I spent my spring...

That final group photo is amazing Eli. I love the tiny fleck of sunlight reflection in the top of the eye. Beautiful series

That last newporter is ridiculous, it's a good feeling when the hard work pays off.

Cool post

Not quite 1/3 of an inch on 3/25, .05 inches during the "rain" last weekend. I've got a couple secluded boardlines in that part of the county and have a pretty good idea when to check them. This season was hardly comparable to last unfortunately. Robert, I'm not saying you cant flip 200 pieces of tr...

about a week ago Hmm, you mean right after it rained (for the last time this spring)? :roll: You can call it what you like, but it's about as dry and crappy as I've seen it out that way in a long time, no green, no wildflower bloom. Well below average rainfall. Thanks Mike, great shots of your own ...

It's really dry out your way to be seeing much under cover, but the combination of dry/warm weather in the coming weeks will start to create situations where you'll see animals on the crawl. Especially during the times you've been searching. Find a good, low traffic road to cruise and you'll start t...

Beautiful images from your unique perspective, and what a touching tribute to your mother.

These are the kind of posts that make this site.

Boa already dispersing in crunchy dry, mid feb conditions. Not good. Found a similar scenario with one crawling from one pile to the next less than a month ago.

Cool observation and nice in situ photo, but not a good late winter/early spring this year.

At least not in Riverside Cty...

Post of the year sir! 8-) Jonathan, it's one of those things you are "supposed" to have south of Ensenada and south of San Felipe, but the only place your turista card is more than likely to be checked is at the stateline in Guerrero Negro. I've never been asked at any of the mobile, roadside milita...

Haven't had a chance to dig through all of it, but what I've seen is very cool Ross. Congrats! I like the roadcruising video where nothing is found! Reminds me of some of my nights

Kent, Man, sorry you had to endure such a slow season! It was nice running into you a couple times out there and sharing some finds. I really like the shot with the handful of gopher heads for some reason, cool composition. Beach boa under the board as well, perfect in situ. Thanks for putting that ...

I f'in love baja

The shot of insularis with the bay (el refugio?) in the background is one of the best photos I've seen here. It may have seemed a little slow, but you did pretty good for early spring. Funky conditions is an understatement.

Not a bad post at all, given your limited time and funky hit and miss weather we've had much of the spring...

Drop me a line when you make it back out

cool story, looks like a good spot to come back with your own ac