Some red milks and update on our 8 year red milk
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Some red milks and update on our 8 year red milk
The streak is over on finding this one another year! Maybe he will show up next year!
I really shouldn't be disappointed because it was a thrill to find the same snake 8 years straight!
My last post a year ago about this snake.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4727
These next red milks were all found on our property which consists of about 8 acres with AC.
Couple habitat pics. Grass field with semi open woods
Had an average year with about 6 different snakes found. Some found over a dozen times.
This first one was found many times but never after a fresh shed! This pic shows about the closest we got!
Strange how we could never find this one freshly shed, here is a belly pic
We sometimes find more than one under tin
The one on the right was our most found snake of the year!
Only found two different juveniles
Always like the ones that have a pattern easy to identify
A lot of them are seen like this
This had some nice color
Recent pic of our best producing tin for red milks
One of my sons with my grandchildren, my grandson was disappointed he couldn't hold the red milk first!
He was fine when it was his turn!
Thanks for looking!
Gary
I really shouldn't be disappointed because it was a thrill to find the same snake 8 years straight!
My last post a year ago about this snake.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4727
These next red milks were all found on our property which consists of about 8 acres with AC.
Couple habitat pics. Grass field with semi open woods
Had an average year with about 6 different snakes found. Some found over a dozen times.
This first one was found many times but never after a fresh shed! This pic shows about the closest we got!
Strange how we could never find this one freshly shed, here is a belly pic
We sometimes find more than one under tin
The one on the right was our most found snake of the year!
Only found two different juveniles
Always like the ones that have a pattern easy to identify
A lot of them are seen like this
This had some nice color
Recent pic of our best producing tin for red milks
One of my sons with my grandchildren, my grandson was disappointed he couldn't hold the red milk first!
He was fine when it was his turn!
Thanks for looking!
Gary
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Cool post - I think it's fantastic to personally know a wild herp and visit them in their habitat and see how they're doing. I can only do that with one animal - a common snapper nicknamed Jaws that lives in a pond near my house. He comes to the sound of splashing fingers in the water, and has been handled by people enough to permit a pat on the head (on a good day anyway ). He has a very distinctive shell shape compared to the other 3 or 4 snappers in the pond, and he's always been the least shy of people.
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I love these type of posts. Thanks for putting this up. I can relate to revisiting the same animals. Mine aren't as cool as red milks though!
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What the hell did that ribbon snake eat?
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Great post!!!
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Great photos and story! I love Red Milks. They are there along side Scarlet Kings in my book. They are definately a lifer for me if i can get somewhere that they are native!
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Sweet post Gary. I remember seeing that old post too.
You've got some great looking syspila on your property. Love the thick black bands on the first milk. I'd like to see him post shed, because it's a great looking animal.
-Dell
You've got some great looking syspila on your property. Love the thick black bands on the first milk. I'd like to see him post shed, because it's a great looking animal.
Do you organize photos of identifying marks to help remember found animals, or keep it all in the "old steel trap" on your shoulders.Gary2sons wrote:Always like the ones that have a pattern easy to identify
-Dell
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Great stuff Gary. I have a particularly soft spot for syspila…some lookers in that bunch!
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DracoRJC...thanks cool story on the snapper!
brick911...thanks and your last post was awesome!
jayder85...thanks and yes scarlet snakes are some of my favorites too. Just a little hard to find here in Missouri!
cachoron...thanks!
Sometimes I think the "memory card" in the old steel trap on my shoulders is about full but I have two younger versions that do great! I usually just write down the identifying band which most snakes have and sometimes will have to go back over the pics to make sure. We have only found a couple red milks over the years that have been almost perfectly marked. In that case counting the bands and comparing pics usually works.
Thanks again for the comments! Spring is just around the corner!
Gary
brick911...thanks and your last post was awesome!
jayder85...thanks and yes scarlet snakes are some of my favorites too. Just a little hard to find here in Missouri!
cachoron...thanks!
Not sure Don but there is a fishless pond very close so it must have been a good sized frog. Pretty long lump though!psyon wrote:What the hell did that ribbon snake eat?
Thanks Dell, I really liked the black bands too. Hope to see that one again this year!Dell Despain wrote:Sweet post Gary. I remember seeing that old post too.
You've got some great looking syspila on your property. Love the thick black bands on the first milk. I'd like to see him post shed, because it's a great looking animal.Do you organize photos of identifying marks to help remember found animals, or keep it all in the "old steel trap" on your shoulders.Gary2sons wrote:Always like the ones that have a pattern easy to identify
-Dell
Sometimes I think the "memory card" in the old steel trap on my shoulders is about full but I have two younger versions that do great! I usually just write down the identifying band which most snakes have and sometimes will have to go back over the pics to make sure. We have only found a couple red milks over the years that have been almost perfectly marked. In that case counting the bands and comparing pics usually works.
Thanks Chad! Syspila are awesome! Always a thrill to find one!chad ks wrote:Great stuff Gary. I have a particularly soft spot for syspila…some lookers in that bunch!
Thanks again for the comments! Spring is just around the corner!
Gary
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Too bad about the streak ending. You're lucky to have seen one that many years in a row. That's probably next to impossible in my area. Hopefully you will find him next year. Great post.
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It's good to see some Milks posted...seems like it's been awhile.
I remember the other post too.
A few years ago I began taking photos of the "spear point" on the heads of my local Corn snakes to see if they turned up again down the road. They did on occasion and it was always like seeing an old friend again. Good stuff.
Thanks for the update and sorry to hear the streak ended. (You'll have to begin another in a couple months.)
Tim
I remember the other post too.
A few years ago I began taking photos of the "spear point" on the heads of my local Corn snakes to see if they turned up again down the road. They did on occasion and it was always like seeing an old friend again. Good stuff.
Thanks for the update and sorry to hear the streak ended. (You'll have to begin another in a couple months.)
Tim
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Awesome stuff Gary, I hope I can have a place with milk snakes on it someday. I have only found the same syspila a couple of diferent times, I always enjoy it though especially if its a really spectacular individual Like the one I found last fall. Awesome posts! Love syspila truly my favorite snake on the planet.
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Ross...thanks and I think there is a good chance this snake will show up again. Twice in the 8 year span he was only found once each year.
Tim...thanks and glad you liked the milks. Interesting on you taking head pics of the corns. We also take head pics on some snakes. It works really well on speckled kings. Amazing how different they really are!
Brandon...thanks and yes I like having property with milks. We bought this place 11 years ago and I remember thinking that there should be a few herps here. Very surprised when we put out some AC and started finding red milks! Just proves again red milks are very wide spread and not just on glades.
Can't wait for the snakes to start showing up this Spring!
Gary
Tim...thanks and glad you liked the milks. Interesting on you taking head pics of the corns. We also take head pics on some snakes. It works really well on speckled kings. Amazing how different they really are!
Brandon...thanks and yes I like having property with milks. We bought this place 11 years ago and I remember thinking that there should be a few herps here. Very surprised when we put out some AC and started finding red milks! Just proves again red milks are very wide spread and not just on glades.
Can't wait for the snakes to start showing up this Spring!
Gary
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Syspila rule! Great post!
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Thanks for all the great pics... awesome milks!
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Gary - WoW! Eight acres of what looks like primo red milk habitat. Any timbers on that prop??? I have always thought that Missouri had the prettiest red milks found anywhere. This post proves that yet again. And to what Pyson said, I was curious about what it had consumed as well. Great post.
Rock ON!
Dave
Rock ON!
Dave
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So...when can I visit your property? Haha
Very nice post. Aside from the shown snakes (Thamnophis and Lampro.), what other species visit your property?
The juvi milks are gorgeous.
Very nice post. Aside from the shown snakes (Thamnophis and Lampro.), what other species visit your property?
The juvi milks are gorgeous.
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Beautiful snakes - thanks for sharing - what a great experience !
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I totally agree!condyle wrote:Syspila rule! Great post!
Thanks, great pics I'm not so sure but will agree great looking milks!razrbak wrote:Thanks for all the great pics... awesome milks!
Thanks Dave...we have never found a timber here but have heard of them 30 or so miles from us. They are a pretty tough find in this part of the state!walk-about wrote:Gary - WoW! Eight acres of what looks like primo red milk habitat. Any timbers on that prop??? I have always thought that Missouri had the prettiest red milks found anywhere. This post proves that yet again. And to what Pyson said, I was curious about what it had consumed as well. Great post.
Rock ON!
Dave
Not the best pic but here is the ribbon again.
The lump is either a frog or tadpoles from our fishless pond would be my guess. Maybe several tadpoles!
Thanks Zach! We have the usual for this part of the state. Racers, black rats, earth, ring-necks, green, brown, water, ribbon, garter, etc. We also have copperheads which usually about match in numbers our milks each year. Almost forgot speckled kings and prairie kings. And 4 hog-nose over the past 11 years.Zach_Lim wrote:So...when can I visit your property? Haha
Very nice post. Aside from the shown snakes (Thamnophis and Lampro.), what other species visit your property?
The juvi milks are gorgeous.
Thanks and looking back it was a great experience! So many herpers like milks!ahockenberry wrote:Beautiful snakes - thanks for sharing - what a great experience !
Thanks again for all the comments! I usually don't respond more than once and just glad everyone liked the snakes!
Gary
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Nice post Gary. Gotta love milksnakes. Very nice land as well.
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Backyard posts are my favorite...
It's really cool you are keeping track of what your seeing... I am seriously green with envy...
Thanks for sharing this with us..
Fundad
It's really cool you are keeping track of what your seeing... I am seriously green with envy...
Thanks for sharing this with us..
Fundad
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very nice milksnakes.
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Enjoyed the milk snakes Gary. Beautiful selection and some great photo's!
Phil
Phil
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good to see another syspila update Gary.
Like Cub fans say - maybe next year?
-Mike
Like Cub fans say - maybe next year?
-Mike
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Thanks DaveR and James K for the comments!
Fundad...thanks and glad you liked the post. It NEVER gets old seeing the same snakes over and over again!
Next year the Cubs win the Series AND I find my 8 year milk again! Probably not!
Thanks again for all the comments!
Gary
Fundad...thanks and glad you liked the post. It NEVER gets old seeing the same snakes over and over again!
Thanks Phil, glad you enjoyed the post! You have some lookers down your way too!Phil Peak wrote:Enjoyed the milk snakes Gary. Beautiful selection and some great photo's!
Phil
Thanks Mike!...liked your analogy about the Cubs!Mike Pingleton wrote:good to see another syspila update Gary.
Like Cub fans say - maybe next year?
-Mike
Next year the Cubs win the Series AND I find my 8 year milk again! Probably not!
Thanks again for all the comments!
Gary
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Nicely done Gary. Makes me a little home sick.
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Beautiful post! It's gotta be bliss to see those gems in their habitat. I hope we can look forward to more annual updates on your neighbors!
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I love the pic of the one acting like it wants to eat you!