Saturday in the Sierras

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reptileKid
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Saturday in the Sierras

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Myself and Robert Jordan were able to get out this past weekend and do a little exploing.

First find flipped a young mountain garter T.e.elegans
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then we found 2 Sierra Nevada Ensatina E.e.platinsis
Lifer for me
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and a juvie
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2 sierra alligators were found with almost no markings at all. E.c.palmeri ?
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and last was a nice little ruber boa. C. bottae Unfortunately I can't say I found it. :lol: either way a good find.
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A fun day. Hope you enjoyed!

-Cody
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Cool boa..
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Hey Cody,

That sure was a fun trip! You have half the credit with the boa :lol: you did help uncover it as it tried to shoot down the hole. Too bad we didn't find any Zonata but that's because Señor Hubbs wasn't with us :mrgreen:. Hopefully we will get back out there soon!
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That ensatina is gorgeous.
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Dezertwerx-Thanks

Robert-Thanks man! Yeah hopefully we get to see a little red soon! ;)

Jonathan-Thanks they sure are colorful!

-Cody
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No prob dood! Gotta give ya credit where it's due! I agree for red...hopefully soon. 8-)
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Awesome finds, Cody. It's cool that salamanders can be found this late in the year... I guess it's because of the incredible amounts of rain we've been having in NorCal this season. Just a few nights ago I found an Arboreal Salamander hunting on the surface near my house! I can't recall ever being able to witness something like that in June before.

Sweet boa, too. :mrgreen:
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Robert, nice avatar by the way :lol:

Natalie- Thanks and I agree this years weather has been a little unusual. So far it has been working out though. Cool find on the arboreal salamander too probably a little bit of a suprise!

-Cody
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Ya like that? :mrgreen: I figured I'd show everyone a picture of my *ss! :lol:
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Nice, Cody! I've been sort of casually looking for sallies when I'm out looking for snakes, but have yet to see any.
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Good stuff. Those ruber boas are too cool
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Soulsurvivor-Thanks, I'm pretty much the same way. They are always a fun find.

Mike- Thanks, rubers have to be one of my favorite snakes in the area.

-Cody
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Love the Ensatina.
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